Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.19172

Composed by Eastburn. Marriages, Poor persons, Suicide, Depression. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.19172).

When Mother Married Pap. Song and Chorus. Words by Elmer Ruan Coates. Music by Eastburn. Published 1868 by Jos. E. Winner, 545 N. Eighth St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Marriages, Poor persons, Suicide, Depression. First line reads This world is but a humbug, as the people know so well..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The 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WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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.

Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.3103

Composed by Henry Russell. Mothers & children, Distress, Gambling, Spouses, Vices, Poor persons, Starvation, Time, Death, Nostalgia, Brides. Lester S. Levy Collection. 16 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3103).

The Gambler's Wife. A Descriptive Ballad. The Words written by Dr. Coates. The Music Composed by Henry Russell. Published 1841 by Atwill, 201 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Mothers & children, Distress, Gambling, Spouses, Vices, Poor persons, Starvation, Time, Death, Nostalgia, Brides. First line reads Dark is the night! how dark! no light! no fire!..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The 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WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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.

Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.2512

Composed by Eastburn. Domestic life, Fireplaces, Contentment, Kitchens. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.2512).

The Kettle and the Clock. Song & Chorus. Words by Elmer Ruan Coates. Music by Eastburn. Published [n.d.] by Sep. Winner & Co., 929 Chesnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Domestic life, Fireplaces, Contentment, Kitchens. First line reads The parlor so large with the grand display is good for a fete or a ball..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The 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.