Box 1
Scope and Content
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
- Creation: 1823 - 1956
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Full 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
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