Mary E. Walsh

Mary E. Walsh (prior 1864–?) was an American composer. She is best known for "Black Hawk Waltz,"[1] which was popular in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the hymn "Bring Flowers Of The Fairest".[2] She was born near Harleigh, Pennsylvania, probably in the 1840s or 1850s.[citation needed]

Sheet music for her "campaign polka", dedicated to the Philadelphia Liberty Cornet Band in 1864, is archived in the Library of Congress.[3]

She also composed several other hymns.[4]

  1. ^ "The Black Hawk Waltz (Walsh, Mary E.) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music". Imslp.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  2. ^ "Composer of Bring Flowers Of The Fairest No Longer Unknown - Catholic PRWire and Events Calendar". Catholic.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  3. ^ "The campaign polka composed and respectfully dedicated to the Philadelphia Liberty Cornet Band by Mary E. Walsh". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  4. ^ "Mary E. Walsh › Texts | Hymnary.org". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.