Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1180574

Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Chamber,Contemporary. Score. 24 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #780478. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.1180574).

John Cage and I share the same birthday: September 5th. He was born in 1912 and my birth year is 1945. There must be some cosmological link between us because he has always intrigued me - philosophically and musically. 

Recently I was in my colleague Prof. Jeremiah McGrann's office waiting for him to join me for a martini lunch after a day of teaching. I noticed on his desk a hardcover copy of John Cage I-VI. I asked what it was and he said it is John Cage's Charles Elliot Norton Lecture he gave at Harvard University in 1988-89. I looked inside and there were these mesostics. Very sparsely distributed on each page, and it looked fascinating, like some hieroglyphic art. I was immediately intrigued by it and thought right on the spot that I should buy a copy and maybe create a song cycle from the texts. 

Upon further research, I found out that John Cage compiled the content for his lecture using excerpts from works by Thoreau, Emerson, Wittgenstein, McLuhan, Buckminster Fuller, plus passages from The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. He then created the final text for his lecture by using chance operations with the assistance of a computer program that he created. 

And so I did the unthinkable, create a song cycle of words that has no meaning nor narrative in the traditional sense. Quoting John Cage: I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry. 

John Cage I-VI (2023) is in six movements, scored for soprano and piano.

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1180571

Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Chamber,Contemporary. Score. 44 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #780475. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.1180571).

John Cage and I share the same birthday: September 5th. He was born in 1912 and my birth year is 1945. There must be some cosmological link between us because he has always intrigued me - philosophically and musically. 

Recently I was in my colleague Prof. Jeremiah McGrann's office waiting for him to join me for a martini lunch after a day of teaching. I noticed on his desk a hardcover copy of John Cage I-VI. I asked what it was and he said it is John Cage's Charles Elliot Norton Lecture he gave at Harvard University in 1988-89. I looked inside and there were these mesostics. Very sparsely distributed on each page, and it looked fascinating, like some hieroglyphic art. I was immediately intrigued by it and thought right on the spot that I should buy a copy and maybe create a song cycle from the texts. 

Upon further research, I found out that John Cage compiled the content for his lecture using excerpts from works by Thoreau, Emerson, Wittgenstein, McLuhan, Buckminster Fuller, plus passages from The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. He then created the final text for his lecture by using chance operations with the assistance of a computer program that he created. 

And so I did the unthinkable, create a song cycle of words that has no meaning nor narrative in the traditional sense. Quoting John Cage: I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry. 

John Cage I-VI (2023) is in six movements, scored for soprano and piano.

Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.657

Composed by Ignacio Martinetti. Fictitious characters, Children, Girls, Clothing & dress, Flowers, Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.657).

Little Red Riding Hood, or, Cupids Love. Song & Waltz Refrain. Words by Willard Barton. Music by Ignacio Martinetti. Published 1895 by Brooks and Denton Co., 6th Ave. & 39th St. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Fictitious characters, Children, Girls, Clothing & dress, Flowers, Courtship, Love. First line reads The quaint old tale we know so well, how Red Riding Hood's Mother sent her through woods one day..

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.

Voice and piano - Digital Download

SKU: LV.86

Composed by John Molter. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.86).

The famous Grecian ben. Words by Martin Meyer; Music by John Molter. Published 1868 by Molter & Wurlitzer, No.117 Randolph Street in Chicago. Composition of strophic song with SATB chorus with voice and piano instrumentation. First line reads A sweeping trail with ribbon catch..

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.16951

Courtship & love, Emotion-pain, Distress. Lester S. Levy Collection. 2 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.16951).

Blithe as the Hours of May. Martini. Published [n.d.] by Carr's Music Store in Baltimore. Composition of through-composed with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship & love, Emotion-pain, Distress. First line reads Blithe as the hours in may are those I now deplore..

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.

Composed by Henri de Martini & Max Kortlander. Portraits, Clouds, Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.6257). - - - Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries

Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.13116

Political parties, Political elections, William Henry Harrison, Martin Van Buren. Lester S. Levy Collection. 2 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.13116).

Tip and Ty A new Comic Whig Glee. n. Published [n.d.] by Parker & Ditson, Washington Street in Boston. Composition of strophic with refrain with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Political parties, Political elections, William Henry Harrison, Martin Van Buren. First line reads O what has caused this great commotion, motion, motion..

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.12812

Composed by T. Martin Towne. Eagles, National Emblems, Campaigns & battles, Civil War. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.12812).

Old Abe The Battle Eagle. Song & Chorus. Poetry by L.J. Bates, Esq. Music by T. Martin Towne. Published 1865 by H.N. Hempsted, 410 Main St. in Milwaukee. Composition of strophic with SATB chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Eagles, National Emblems, Campaigns & battles, Civil War. First line reads The ranks were full when they hurried away..

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.12803

Arranged by Thomas Carr. Log cabins, Capitols, Statehood--symbols, William Henry Harrison, Martin Van Buren, Political elections. Lester S. Levy Collection. 2 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.12803).

Turn Out! To The Rescue. Newly Arranged By T. Carr. Published 1840 by G.E. Blake, 13 So. Fifth Street in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Log cabins, Capitols, Statehood--symbols, William Henry Harrison, Martin Van Buren, Political elections. First line reads In Old Kentuck the People say, That Matty Van has had his day..

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.22277

Composed by T. Martin Towne. Civil War--Union, War casualties, Soldiers--Confederate, Families, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.22277).

O! Touch Not My Sister's Picture, or, the Confession of a Rebel Prisoner. Song and Chorus. Words by Mrs. E.S. Kellogg. Music by T. Martin Towne, of the Continentals.. Published 1863 by W.W. Whitney, No. 151 Summit Street in Toledo, Ohio. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Civil War--Union, War casualties, Soldiers--Confederate, Families, Death. First line reads On the bloody field of battle, one dark night, with stealthy tread..

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.22305

Composed by T. Martin Towne. Civil War--Union, Homecomings, Peace, Mothers & children, War casualties, Celebrations, Patriotism. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.22305).

Our Boys are Coming Home. Song & Chorus. Music by T. Martin Towne. Published 1865 by H.N. Hempsted, 410 Main St. in Milwaukee. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Civil War--Union, Homecomings, Peace, Mothers & children, War casualties, Celebrations, Patriotism. First line reads Thank God, the sky is clearing! The clouds are hurrying past..

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.12558

Composed by J.G. Kuhn. Portraits--Samuel Tilden--Thomas Andrew Hendricks, Presidential elections. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.12558).

Tilden and Reform. Song and Chorus. Words by Wm. H. Long. Music by J.G. Kuhn. Published 1876 by H.T. Martin in Parkersburg, W.VA. Composition of strophic with SATB chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits--Samuel Tilden--Thomas Andrew Hendricks, Presidential elections. First line reads The great reformer Tilden's name, Rings grandly thro' the land..

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.

Composed by T. Martin Towne. Ethics, Politicians, Lawyers, Fathers & children. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.18414). - - - Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries

Martin Van Buren, Political parties, Satires. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.12482). - - - Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries

Composed by Martin Simonsen. Flags, Patriotism, Warfare, Campaigns & battles, Nationalism. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.13731). - - - Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries