Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.11731 Composed by G.W. Brown. Marine accidents, Fires, Parlors, Birdcages, Fireplaces, Clocks & watches, Death, Mothers & children, Heaven. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.11731). Lost on the Steamer Stonewall. Mamma! Why Don't Papa Come Home. Words by J. Murphy. Music by G.W. Brown. Published 1869 by Balmer & Weber, No. 206 Fifth Street in St. Louis. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Marine accidents, Fires, Parlors, Birdcages, Fireplaces, Clocks & watches, Death, Mothers & children, Heaven. First line reads Mamma! why don't Papa come home? why does he stay away?.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
