Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.16839

Composed by J. Blewitt. Single women, Marriage proposals, Courtship & love, Bachelors. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.16839).

Why Don't The Men Propose? Humorous Song. Written by T. Haynes Bayly. Music Composed By J. Blewitt. Published [n.d.] by C. Sheard, Musical Bouquet Office, 192 High Holborn in London. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Single women, Marriage proposals, Courtship & love, Bachelors. First line reads Why don't the men propose, mamma? Why don't the men propose?..

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WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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.

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.869302

Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 75 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #431491. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.869302).

Instrumentation: 2222-2221-timp-perc-hp-strings

Program note. When I told Gil Rose that I had written symphonies for the cities of Paris and Rome, he said Why don’t you do London as your next symphony? I told him, But I’ve never been to London. He said, Well, now you have an excuse to go there.

That never happened; going to London, that is. But I was very intrigued about writing a London symphony. So, I decided to go ahead, and instead of London as a travelogue symphony, something I did for Paris and Rome, I came up with an alternative idea. Why not compose a London Symphony in homage to three of my favorite English composers: Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar? Symphony No. 9 … My Imaginary London is in three movements with multiple sections within each.

1. Prelude: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Moderato Scherzo I Trio I Reprise I Allegretto
2. Interlude: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Lento Scherzo II Trio II: Adagio Reprise II Allegro con fuoco
3. Postlude: Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Largo This work is dedicated to my wife and muse, Kristin Beckwith.

Enjoy!!!

Vido link: https://youtu.be/q0qmqVz9Ihw

Audio link: https://thomasoboelee.bandcamp.com/album/symphony-no-9-my-imaginary-london-2014

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 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.676

Composed by James W. Long. Bedrooms, Drapery, Mothers & children, Light fixtures, Sick children, Death, Weeping, Grief, Prayer. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.676).

Mamma Why Don't Baby Cry. Song and Chorus. Written and Composed by James W. Long. Published 1871 by S. Brainard's Sons, 203 Superior St. in Cleveland. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Bedrooms, Drapery, Mothers & children, Light fixtures, Sick children, Death, Weeping, Grief, Prayer. First line reads Dear Mama, why don't baby cry, he cried so very hard just now..

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.4071

Composed by Will S. Hays. Absences, Spouses, Correspondence, Families, Distress, Children, Prayer. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4071).

Why Don't You Write to Me? A Beautiful Song and Chorus. Composed by Will S. Hays. Published 1869 by John L. Peters, 599 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Absenses, Spouses, Correspondence, Families, Distress, Children, Prayer. First line reads When the twilight gently gathers, round the crimson brow of eve..

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.

Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1267134

By Peggy Lee. By Joe McCoy. Arranged by Michael Thomas Coull. 20th Century,Blues,Contemporary,Jazz,Standards. 10 pages. MTC Publishing #859768. Published by MTC Publishing (A0.1267134).

Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money, Too) - Choral Arrangement for SATB and Piano arranged by Michael Thomas Coull

Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too!) was originally recorded as Weed Smoker's Dream and is an American blues and jazz-influenced pop song written by ‘Kansas Joe’ McCoy and Herb Morand in 1936.  Both men are given composer credits on the original 78 record label, although Morand’s name is misspelled. 

In 1936, the Harlem Hamfats recorded the Weed Smoker’s Dream.  Band member Joe McCoy later rewrote the song, refining both the composition and lyrics.  The new tune, titled Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too!), was recorded by Lil Green in 1941, with guitar by William ‘Big Bill’ Broonzy.  The minor key twelve-bar blues song, with a few chord substitutions, proved popular and quickly became a jazz standard. 

With its roots in blues music, the song originally dealt with a marijuana smoker reminiscing about lost financial opportunities.  After it was rewritten, it took on the perspective of the female partner, chastising her man for his irresponsible ways:  ‘Why don't you do right, like some other men do?  Get out of here and get me some money too!’

A wonderful bluesy arrangement for full SATB choir with piano accompaniment, not just fun for the choir to sing, but also one the audience will really enjoy too.