Composer
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
Irish-American composer and bandmaster (1829-1892)
1829–1892
3 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1829
- Died
- 1892
- Birthplace
- Mullingar
- Place of death
- St. Louis
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore (December 25, 1829 – September 24, 1892) was an Irish-born American composer and military bandmaster who lived and worked in the United States after 1848. While serving in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War, Gilmore wrote the lyrics to the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home". This was published under the pseudonym Louis Lambert in September 1863.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; bandleader; conductor; songwriter; bandmaster; chapelmaster
- Genres
- military music
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 54496668
- ISNI
- 0000000081336948
- GND ID
- 135417201
- Library of Congress ID
- n82013649
- MusicBrainz ID
- c5438dd3-6524-4418-8174-8e7717fb69e6
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| When Johnny Comes Marching Home | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Set of Parts | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 54496668. Portrait: Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.