Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (23 December 1830 in Louth, Lincolnshire –
30 January 1869 in Dover) was an English composer who wrote often under
the pseudonym Claribel (More about here on Wikipedia).
Best known for her traditional Irish song Come Back to Erin (1866) she composed this emotive film music which Kathryn Grayson and Carl Esmond sung in the film Seven Sweethearts (1942) directed by Frank Borzage for the screenplay of Walter Reisch(original screenplay), Leo Townsend (original screenplay) and Ferenc Herczeg(play).
It is one of the best known female compositions of a Waltz in 4/4.
Find the sheet music here.
Learn to play this song with the Piano Marvel Method here.
