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Born in Dublin, Victor Herbert remained a passionate Irish patriot. Soldiers of Erin is Herbert’s arrangement of a song composed by Patrick Heeney with words by Peadar Kearney that under the title The Soldiers Song became the national anthem of Ireland in 1926. Shown is Herbert’s original manuscript for his orchestration of the piece.
Born in Dublin, Victor Herbert remained a passionate Irish patriot. <em>Soldiers of Erin</em> is Herbert’s arrangement of a song composed by Patrick Heeney with words by Peadar Kearney that under the title <em>The Soldiers Song</em> became the national anthem of Ireland in 1926. Shown is Herbert’s original manuscript for his orchestration of the piece.