Box 1
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Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Sheet Music Collection contains various songs (lyrics and music) from about 1823 through the mid-20th century. Music in the collection is predominantly from American popular culture, but there are also some pieces from Europe, a well as theater souvenir programs and song-books. The folder list below includes a list of song titles and, when known, composers and lyricists, for each box in the collection.
Dates
- 1823 - 1956
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.1 Cubic Feet (8 boxes )
Bibliography
- "That Wonderful Something (Is Love)," Lyrics by Joe Goodwin and Music by Louis Alter
- "The Flowers the Sun and the Dew," Lyrics by Walter King and Music by Bob Allen
- "Just a Little Home for the Old Folks (A Token from Me)," Lyrics by Edgar Leslie and Music by Fred E. Ahlert
- "We May Be Happy Yet," Lyrics by Alfred Bunn and Music by M. W. Balfe
- "Tell Mother I Die Happy," Lyrics by C. A. Voxburgh and Music by J. Burns
- "Love is Just a Little Bit of Heaven," Lyrics by Al Bryan and Music by Abel Baer
- "Modern Composers"
- "Air King," Harry Appel
- "Always," Irving Berlin
- "How About Me?" Irving Berlin
- "I Want to Be in Dixie," Irving Berlin and Ted Snyder
- "I'd Love to Fall Asleep and Wake up in My Mammy's Arms," Lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young and Music by Fred E. Ahlert
- "Ain't She Sweet?" Lyrics by Jack Yellen and Music by Milton Ager
- "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning," Irving Berlin
- "Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning," Irving Berlin
- "Kiss a Miss," Lyrics by Cal De Voll and Music by Maurice Baron
- "Dream Pal," Billy Baskette
- "Let Us Waltz as We Say 'Goodbye,'" Art. L. Beiner
- "My Bonnie Laddie," G. N. Benson
- "Remember," Irving Berlin
- "Roses of Yesterday," Irving Berlin
- "The Song is Ended but the Melody Lingers On," Irving Berlin
- "Sunshine," Irving Berlin
- "Dance Folio for Piano"
- "What'll I Do," Irving Berlin
- "The Last Kiss Waltz," Charlotte Blake
- "The Elements of Piano Playing," A. Biehl
- "Opera Gems from Standard Operas"
- "Hog-Town Pig-Aninnies," Edmund Braham
- "Elementary Instruction Book for the Pianoforte," Ferdinand Beyer
- "Are You Sorry," Lyrics by Benny Davis and Music by Milton Ager
- "Yascha Michaeloffsky's Melody," Irving Berlin
- "The Darktown Strutter's Ball," Shelton Brooks
- "The Rose of No Man's Land," Lyrics by Jack Caddigan and Music by James A. Brennan
- "Student Days," R. B. Brewer
- "Brahms"
- "Four Hand Favorites"
- "The Singing in God's-Acre," Lyrics Eugene Field and Music by Frank H. Brackett
- "First Hungarian Rhapsody," Moissaye Boguislawski
- "Ouevres Populaires"
- "Arabian Nights (Scheherazade)," Moissaye Buguslawski
- "Battle of Manassas," Blind Tom
- "Clayton's Grand March," Chas. D. Blake
- "Four-Leaf Clover," Leila M. Brownell
- "My Wishing Song," Lyrics by Irving Kahal and Music by Joe Burke
- "Yearning Just For You," Benny Davis and Joe Burke
- "Carolina Moon," Benny Davis and Joe Burke
- "Baby Your Mother Like She Babied You," Lyrics by Andrew Donnelly and Dolly Morse and Music by Joe Burke
- "Oh How I Miss You To-Night," Benny Davis, Mark Fisher, and Joe Burke
- "Paper Doll," Johnny Black
- "Flowers of the Forest," M.W. Butler
- "When You and I Were Young Maggie," J. A. Butterfield
- "That Mysterious Rag," Irving Berlin and Ted Snyder
- "It's a Long Way to Tipperary," Jack Judge and Harry Williams
- "Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France," Lyrics by C. Francis Reisner and Benny Davis and Music by Billy Baskette
- "Child of Mortality," John Bray
- "The Southern Soldier Boy," Captain C. W. Alexander
- "Our Loyal Banner (A Song for the Union)," Lyrics by E. E. Hulfish Esq. and Music by H. Avery
- "For the First Time in My Life (I'm Really in Love)," Lyrics by Jean Herbert and Al Koppell and Music by Irving Actman
- "I Find My Sunshine (In the Moonlight With You)," Lyrics by Jean Herbert and Al Koppell and Music by Irving Actman
- "Flag of Freedom March," Mildred Brown
- "Will You be Hating Me To-Morrow (For Loving You To-Night)," Lyrics by Jean Herbert and Al Koppell and Music by Irving Actman
- "Down Among the Sugar-Cane," Avery and Hart and Composed by Cecil Mack and Chris Smith
- "Twilight on the Trail," Sidney D. Mitchell and Louis Alter
- "I'll See You in C-U-B-A," Irving Berlin
- "As Time Goes By," Herman Hupfeld
- "Mean to Me," Roy Turk and Fred E. Ahlert
- "Alexander's Ragtime Band," Irving Berlin
- "La Veeda," Lyrics by Nat Vincent and Melody by John Alden
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu