Music from the Days of George Washington: Collected and Provided with an Introduction (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Excerpt from Music From the Days of George Washington<br/><br/>Such associations, Of course, exist in the majority Of cases. As befits the purpose, they are directly or indirectly connected with George Washington. The soldier has been ranked with Frederick the Great and the first Napoleon. Of the illustrious trio, only the Prussian King had decided musical tastes and talents. But both Napoleon and Washington valued music as an indispensable adjunct to military, social, and religious functions; and neither of the two was spared the numerous and varied musical tributes paid to his person and glory, in accordance with the fashion of the times.

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