THE HAYMAKERS - AN OPERATIC CANTATA - PART THE SECOND. BY GEORGE FREDERICK ROOT (1820-1895). New World Records NW 234 LP record album. Gatefold cover with 4-page text. Released 1978. Roots musical talents were evident at an early age. By the time he was 13, he was proud that he could play a tune on as many instruments as his age. In 1838, Root moved to Boston, Massachusetts where he studied under George Webb. In 1845, he moved to New York City, playing the organ at the Church of the Strangers, and teaching music at the Abbott Institute for Young Ladies. In 1850, he toured Europe for a year. Afterward he started working with Lowell Mason, at Boston's Ademy of Music. In 1851, Root began composing. One of his best known songs is "The Battle Cry of Freedom." In 1859, Root began work at his brother's company, Root and Cady, in Chicago, Illinois. In 1872, the University of Chicago awarded him an honorary Doctor of Music degree. Root's works include: The Young Ladies Choir, 1846; The Pilgrim Fathers, 1854; Belshazzar's Feast, 1860; The Haymakers, 1857; The Story of a Musical Life, 1891, an autobiography. Condition: Record is near mint. Gatefold cover is VG++. No promo or cut-out markings of any kind.