Cultural Influence
The tune was used frequently by the composer Charles Ives, featuring notably in his Second Symphony and A Symphony: New England Holidays as well as in his Piano Sonata No. 2.
The melody from "Columbia", along with other traditional songs, is included in "American Patrol", a popular march written by F. W. Meacham in 1885. Originally intended for piano, it was later arranged for the swing band of Glenn Miller.
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