Henry Clay Work (1832–1884)
Author of Marching Through Georgia
About the Author
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Series
Works by Henry Clay Work
Grandfather's Clock 1 copy
Associated Works
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Contributor, some editions — 256 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1832-10-01
- Date of death
- 1884-06-08
- Short biography
- Henry Clay Work (October 1, 1832 – June 8, 1884) was an American composer and songwriter known for the songs Kingdom Coming, Marching Through Georgia, Wreck of the Old 97 and My Grandfather's Clock.
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Reviews
Who shall rule this American nation? Songs of the… by Henry Clay Work
In the Seveties and Eighties of the past century, Nonesuch issued a long run of amazing and significant recordings, doubtless subsidized by money-making pop albums from another part of this hugely successful company. What a catalogue: you could find songs by Schoenberg cheek-b-jowl with the Musica Calendar of Gregor Josef Werner! Anyway, this album is a sheer joy, only slightly vitiated by the absence of one of Work's early and widely-sung numbers "Lost on the 'Lady Elgin'" and by the sorry vocal tone of tenor Clifford Jackson… (more)
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.0
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