Composition: Union, Op. 48 (Gottschalk, Louis Moreau)
| Title | L'union |
| Alternative title | Union: Paraphrase de concert on the national airs: Star-Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle & Hail Columbia |
| Creators | Louis Moreau Gottschalk (composer) |
| Opus | Op.48 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E flat minor |
| Composed | 1862 |
| First published | 1863 |
| Dedication | Mayor General George McClellan |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 420 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Paraphrases |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro moderato (based on the "Yankee Doodle") | — | E flat minor | — |
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" — Tempo I | — | F sharp major, E flat minor | — |
| "Hail Columbia" | — | B flat major | — |
| "Yankee Doodle" and "Hail Columbia" — Un poco animato — "Yankee Doodle" and "Hail Columbia" | — | B flat major, B flat major, E flat major | — |
Arrangements
(No arrangements)
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | William Hall & Son | 1863 | Complete Score (300 dpi) |
| view | Complete | — | William Hall & Son | 1863 | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) Complete Score (lower resolution) |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1891 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
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