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The Nation in Tears
- Creator:
- Konrad Treuer, R. C., Wm. Jennings Demorest
- Location:
- New York, New York
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0158
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Sheet Music
Description
This is a piece of sheet music for the song, "The Nation in Tears." There is a large gray rectangle with a black mourning border across the cover with an illustration at the center of Abraham Lincoln. The title is printed in black lettering at the top of the cover. 1 score (2 p.) "A dirge in memory of the nation's chief" for mixed chorus (SATB). "May be sung as a solo, trio, duett, or full chorus. Arranged for the piano or organ." First line: Toll! toll! toll!~ on every hand, on every hand. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.