Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.3915

Composed by Will. S. Hays. Portraits, Immigrants, Families, Correspondence, Homesickness. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3915).

Write Me a Letter From Home. A Beautiful Song & Chorus. By Will. S. Hays. Published 1866 by J.L. Peters in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Immigrants, Families, Correspondence, Homesickness. First line reads Lonely I sit me and weep, weep as I have not for years..

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WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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.2864

Arranged by A.U. Hayter. Dialects, Musicians. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.2864).

The Piper O'Dundee. A Jacobite Relic. Arranged for the Piano Forte by A.U. Hayter. Published 1838 by Parker & Ditson, 135 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Dialects, Musicians. First line reads The piper came to our town to our town to our town..

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WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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.15813

Composed by J. A. Fowler. Panoramic views, Rural life, Hills, Farms, Carriages & coaches, Dwellings. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.15813).

Echo of the Valley, A Brilliant Waltz, with introductio. Composed for the Piano Forte by J.A. Fowle. Published 1850 by Samuel C. Jollie, 300 Broadway in New York. Composition of sectional with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Panoramic views, Rural life, Hills, Farms, Carriages & coaches, Dwellings.

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.16367

Composed by Pedro A. Daunas. Historic buildings--exteriors, Carriages & coaches, Horseback riding. Lester S. Levy Collection. 8 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.16367).

La Hermandad. A Sett [sic] of Favorite Spanish Waltzes. (1) Eulalia; (2) Dolores; (3) Cecila; (4) Emanuella; (5) Clotilda. Composed By Pedro A. Daunas. Published 1854 by Hilbus & Hitz Music Depot in Washington, D.C. Composition of sectional with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Historic buildings--exteriors, Carriages & coaches, Horseback riding.

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.2445

Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Portraits, Ships, Sailors, Flags, Ships equipment & rigging, Farewells, Immigrants, Sadness. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.2445).

Vocal Beauties of Strauss, No. 1. A Fair Breeze is Blowing. Written by Chas. Jefferys. Adapted to The Music by Johann Strauss Rosa Waltz. Published [n.d.] by Charles T. Geslain, 357 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Ships, Sailors, Flags, Ships equipment & rigging, Farewells, Immigrants, Sadness. First line reads A fair breeze is blowing, a bright sky is o'er me..

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.23766

Composed by Mrs. Parkhurst. Courtship, Love, Marriage, Intoxication, Alcoholics, Advice. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.23766).

Girls, Wait for a Temperance Man. Humorous Song and Chorus. Words by Mrs. M.A. Kidder. Music by Mrs. Parkhurst. Published 1867 by C.M. Tremaine, No. 481 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship, Love, Marriage, Intoxication, Alcoholics, Advice. First line reads Young ladies don't be in a hurry to step into wedlock I pray..

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.18515

Composed by J.P. Skelly. Birds, Flowers, Courtship & love, Fathers & children, Elopement. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.18515).

A Quiet Little Game. Music by J.P. Skelly. Written By Gus Williams. Published 1882 by P.R. McCargo & Co. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Birds, Flowers, Courtship & love, Fathers & children, Elopement. First line reads I loved a lady nice and sweet, I thought her quite a queen..

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.16553

Composed by W. H. West. Humorous pictures, Brooms & brushes, Sweeping & dusting, Occupations, Caricatures--Immigrants, Poor persons, Wealth. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.16553).

The Man Wot Sweeps a Crossing. A Comic Song. Words & Music By W.H. West. Published [n.d.] by G. Endicott, No.359 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Humorous pictures, Brooms & brushes, Sweeping & dusting, Occupations, Caricatures--Immigrants, Poor persons, Wealth. First line reads Rich Dustmen now are all the go, Fine Carriages they're keeping..

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 or organ and voice (SATB chorus; but may be sung as a solo, trio, duet or full chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.13281

Composed by Konrad Treuer. Portraits--Abraham Lincoln, Memorial works, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Funeral rites & ceremonies, Parades & processions. Lester S. Levy Collection. 2 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.13281).

The Nation in Tears. A Dirge, In Memory of the Nation's Chief. Words by R.C.; Music by Konrad Treuer. Published 1865 by Wm. Jennings Demorest, No. 39 Beekman St. in New York. Composition of through-composed with piano or organ and voice (SATB chorus; but may be sung as a solo, trio, duett or full chorus ) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits--Abraham Lincoln, Memorial works, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Funeral rites & ceremonies, Parades & processions. First line reads Toll! toll! toll! on every hand, on every hand..

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.18326

Arranged by T. German Reed. Flowers--symbols, Gardening. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.18326).

Under A Hedge. Ballad. Arranged from the original air by T. German Reed. Poetry by T.H. Bayly, Esqre. Published 1857 by Firth, Pond & Co., 547 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Flowers--symbols, Gardening. First line reads A Florist a sweet little blossom espied, Which bloom'd like its ancestors by the road side..

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.4261

Composed by M. Keller. Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4261).

I Dreamed That I Dwelt Beside a Stream. Song and Chorus. Words by Wm. Adolphus Clark. Music by M. Keller. Published 1872 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship, Love. First line reads I dreamed that I dwelt beside a stream, where a darling was wont to go..

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.27

Clothing & dress, Manners & customs. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.27).

The Bloomer's Complaint. A Very Pathetic Song for the Piano Forte. n. Published 1851 by A. Fiot, 196 Chesnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Clothing & dress, Manners & customs. First line reads Dear me, what a terrible clatter they raise..

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 4-part chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.3823

Composed by H. S. Thompson. Courtship, Love, Accidents, Drowning, Intoxication, Alcoholic beverages, Death, Afro-Americans, Dialects, Caricatures. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3823).

Down by the River Lived a Maiden. Song and Chorus. By H.S. Thompson. Published 1863 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and four-part chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship, Love, Accidents, Drowning, Intoxication, Alcoholic beverages, Death, Afro-Americans, Dialects, Caricatures. First line reads Down by the river there lived a maiden, in a cottage built just seven by nine..

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.13305

Composed by Worzel. James A. Garfield, Presidential elections. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.13305).

Garfield A Republican Campaign Song & Chorus. Words By Sam Booth; Air by Worzel. Published 1880 by S. Brainard's Sons, 341 & 343 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. Composition of strophic with SATB chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include James A. Garfield, Presidential elections. First line reads From every State both small and great, From Maine to San Diego..

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.22042

Composed by J.N. Sporle. Civil War--Union, Patriotism, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, George Brinton McClellan. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.22042).

The Days of Glorious Washington. A New National Song. [Harding's Musical Treasury No. 13]. Words by J.F. Poole. Music by J.N. Sporle. Published 1862 by Burnton's, 241 Hudson St. in New York. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Civil War--Union, Patriotism, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, George Brinton McClellan. First line reads In the days of glorious Washington, a long time ago, our fathers true a Union made, to last through weal or woe..

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.