The Vacant Chair (Root, George Frederick)
| Title | The Vacant Chair |
| Alternative title | We shall meet but we shall miss him |
| Creators | George Frederick Root, composer Henry Stevenson Washburn, librettist |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | voice, mixed chorus and piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | A flat major |
| Composed | 1861 |
| First published | 1861 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | Pitman | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | J.C. Schreiner & Son | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | J.H. Hewitt | — | Complete Score |
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