Afghanistan (song)

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"Afghanistan"
"Afghanistan" (1920) sheet music.pdf
Song
Released1920
Genre Foxtrot
Label Gilbert & Friedland Inc.
Songwriter(s) Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander
Audio sample
"Afghanistan" sung by the Premier-American Quartet with orchestral accompaniment in 1920

"Afghanistan" is a popular song written by Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander and published by Gilbert & Friedland Inc. in 1920. It has notably been recorded by Zez Confrey, [1] Prince's Dance Orchestra, [2] [3] and the Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony. [4]

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Writing and composition

The song was written by Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander. It tells a story about Afghanistan of an Afghan Hindu woman and a man seeking to marry her, evoking imagery of elephants, temples, and the Afghan landscape. [5] [6] [7] The cover art was drawn by noted sheet music cover artists the Starmers.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Afghanistan, Piano Roll, Zez Confrey". 12 April 2015 – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ↑ "Columbia matrix 78949. Afghanistan / Prince's Dance Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
  3. ↑ ""Afghanistan" - Fox Trot: Prince's Dance Orchestra: Columbia 1920". August 2012 – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ↑ "1920s jazz -- AFGANISTAN -- Lopez & Hamilton's Orch. -- Edison cylinder 4043 -- gmmix". March 2011 – via www.youtube.com.
  5. ↑ Wilander, William; Donnelly, Harry (January 1, 1920). "Afghanistan". Sheet Music Collection.
  6. ↑ Afghanistan : A Romance Of Asia. Gilbert & Friedland Inc. February 3, 1920 – via digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu.
  7. ↑ "Afghanistan (1920)". 23 February 2022 – via www.youtube.com.


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