Edward Mack (c. 1826–1882), also known as E. Mack, was a

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known mainly for his military march music. Mack composed the music for ''I'll Give to You a Paper of Pins'' (1869), with the

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credited to "A Lady". He also composed the

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''That Young Man Across the Way'' (1874). Mack also composed music that celebrated the early popularity of bicycles, including ''The Velocipede Gallop'' and ''The Cyclopede Waltz''.

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19th-Century California Sheet MusicKeffer Collection of Sheet Music
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Works by Edward Mack
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mack, Edward 1820s births 1882 deaths American male composers 19th-century American composers 19th-century American male musicians