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SKU: LV.22342

Composed by William B. Glenroy. Cartoons, Avenues, Amputees, War casualties, Poor persons, Fathers & children, Accidents, Heroes, Civil War--Union, Patriotism. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.22342).

A Poor Old Union Soldier. Descriptive Song. By Wm. B. Glenroy. Published 1891 by W.B. Gray & Co., 16 West 27th St. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Cartoons, Avenues, Amputees, War casualties, Poor persons, Fathers & children, Accidents, Heroes, Civil War--Union, Patriotism. First line reads I strolled one lonly [sic] Christmas morn, midst happy joyful throngs..

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WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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 (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.12110

Composed by Charles Eastman. Shipwrecks, Lifeboats, Sailors, Steamboats, Death, Memorial works. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.12110).

The Ship That Sailed From Boston, or, The Wreck of the City of Columbus. Descriptive Song & Chorus. Words & Music by Chas. Eastman. Published 1884 by S. Brainard's Sons in Cleveland. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Shipswrecks, Lifeboats, Sailors, Steamboats, Death, Memorial works. First line reads The good ship went sailing from the town, and friends said farewell to dear ones all..

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 - Digital Download

SKU: LV.21368

Composed by Chs. Grobe. Mexican War, Flags, National Emblems, Cannons, Eagles, Soldiers, Military costumes, Patriotism, Campaigns & battles. Lester S. Levy Collection. 12 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.21368).

Veni, Vidi, Vici. The Battle of Buena Vista. A Descriptive Fantasie for the Piano. Composed by Chs. Grobe. Published 1847 by G. Willig, Jr. in Baltimore. Composition of sectional, with programmatic captions (e.g., Gen. Taylor apprized of the Mexican approach, breaks up his camp at Agua Nueva and takes post in a strong position at Buena Vista) with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Mexican War, Flags, National Emblems, Cannons, Eagles, Soldiers, Military costumes, Patriotism, Campaigns & battles.

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.18968

Composed by Gussie L. Davis. Railroad stations, Railroad tracks, Courtship & love, Weddings, Accidents, Death, Emotion--pain. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.18968).

Chas. Weber's Big Hit in Primrose & West's Minstrels. Every Day at the Station. Descriptive Song & Chorus. Words and Music by Gussie L. Davis. Published 1897 by Jos. W. Stern & Co., 45 East 20th St. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Railroad stations, Railroad tracks, Courtship & love, Weddings, Accidents, Death, Emotion--pain. First line reads At a little railroad station, sits an old man ev'ry 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.3155

Composed by Tully Vernon. Sailors, Contentment, Storms, Death, Burials at sea. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3155).

My Ocean Home. A Descriptive Nautical Song. Written and Composed by Tully Vernon. Published 1843 by Charles H. Keith, 67 & 69 Court St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Sailors, Contentment, Storms, Death, Burials at sea. First line reads I love to roam o'er the broad Atlantic's billow..

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 - Digital Download

SKU: LV.15274

Composed by S. Mazurette. Boaters, Crowds, Contests, Bodies of water. Lester S. Levy Collection. 19 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.15274).

The Magic Boatman, Grande Paraphrase de Concert. Descriptive Composition for Piano [description of Program and Directions for playing on back cover]. By S. Mazurette, Op. 140. Published 1882 by C.J. Whitney, 40 Fort Street West in Detroit Mich.?]. Composition of sectional with piano [chromatic passages in bass represent the stroke of the oar instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Boaters, Crowds, Contests, Bodies of water.

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 - Digital Download

SKU: LV.11120

Composed by Edward L. Walker. Spires, Clock towers. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.11120).

The Fire Bell. A Grand Descriptive Galop. by Edward L. Walker. Published 1859 by Lee & Walker, 722 Chesnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of sectional with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Spires, Clock towers.

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.5828

Composed by Erwin C. Koeppen. Portraits, Barrooms, Youth, Alcoholics, Handguns, Vice, Mothers & children, Fathers & children, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5828).

Descriptive Song. True To His Promise. [Description of circumstances surrounding subject matter of song on back cover]. Words and Music by Erwin C. Koeppen. Published 1896 by E.T. Paull Music Co., 20 East 17th St. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Barrooms, Youth, Alcoholics, Handguns, Vice, Mothers & children, Fathers & children, Death. First line reads In the barroom of a mining town a pale and trembling lad stood..

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.5761

Composed by John W. Bratton. Portraits, Rescues, Poor persons, Mothers & children, Accidents, Fathers & children, Philanthropy, Love, Satire, Entertainment. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5761).

Songs We Hear on the Stage. A Descriptive Satire. Words by Walter H. Ford. Music by John W. Bratton. Published 1895 by M. Witmark & Sons, 51 West 28th Street in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Rescues, Poor persons, Mothers & children, Accidents, Fathers & children, Philanthropy, Love, Satire, Entertainment. First line reads Men have won a nation's praise, sometimes they deserve it..

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.6143

Composed by J. Fred Helf & Ed Gardenier. Portraits, Singers, Symbols--roses, Envy, Deception, Grief, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.6143).

The Fatal Rose of Red. Descriptive Song. by J. Fred Helf & Ed Gardenier. Published [n.d.] by F.A. Mills, 48 West 29th St. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Singers, Symbols--roses, Envy, Deception, Grief, Death. First line reads Please wear a red rose, uncle, a maid said with delight..

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.5795

Composed by Felix McGlennon. Arranged by William Dressler. Architectural elements--columns, Musical instruments, Statues, Mothers & children, Friendship, Fathers & children, Rescues, Shipwrecks, Marine accidents, Soldiers, Keepsakes, War casualties. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5795).

The Only Complete and Correct Edition. That is Love. The Great Descriptive Emotional Song and Chorus. Music by Felix McGlennon. Arranged by William Dresser. Published 1890 by in n.p. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Architectural elements--columns, Musical instruments, Statues, Mothers & children, Friendship, Fathers & children, Rescues, Shipwrecks, Marine accidents, Soldiers, Keepsakes, War casualties. First line reads Love, sweet love is the poet's theme..

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 - Digital Download

SKU: LV.11123

Composed by Percy Wenrich. Firefighters. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.11123).

The Fireman's Dream. Descriptive March Two-Step. by Percy Wenrich. Published 1907 by McKinley Music Co. in Chicago. Composition of sectional with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Firefighters.

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.5180

Composed by William F. Gould. Portraits, Fathers & children, Aged persons, Wealth, Anger, Deception, Poor persons, Ethics, Homecomings, Inheritances. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5180).

Descriptive Song. The Black Sheep Loves You Best of All, or, Better Than the Rest. Song & Chorus. Words and Music by Wm. F. Gould. Published 1898 by Howley, Haviland & Co., 1260-1266 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Fathers & children, Aged persons, Wealth, Anger, Deception, Poor persons, Ethics, Homecomings, Inheritances. First line reads In a quiet village, not so very far 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.5154

Composed by J. C. Howad. Portraits, Sunrises & sunsets, Shipwrecks, Friendship, Sailors, Heroes. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5154).

As the Ship Went Down. Descriptive Song and Chorus. Words and Music by J.C. Howad. Published 1896 by Howley, Haviland & Co., 4 East 20th Street in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Sunrises & sunsets, Shipwrecks, Friendship, Sailors, Heroes. First line reads We were midshipmen together, 'till our gallant ship went down..

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 - Digital Download

SKU: LV.22758

Arranged by Alberto Rivieri. Civil War--Union, Campaigns & battles. Lester S. Levy Collection. 7 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.22758).

Descriptive Fantasie o the Battles of Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. Arranged by Alberto Rivieri. Published 1889 by P.R. McCargo & Co. in Boston. Composition of sectional, with programmatic captions, e.g., In Camp, and Orders for an Advance. with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Civil War--Union, Campaigns & battles.

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.