Composed by Willy White. Portraits, Mothers & children, Telephones, Death, Grief. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.6282). - - - Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries

Composed by George M. Cohan (1878-1942). Portraits, Farmers, Chickens, Telephones, Wealth, Eating & drinking, Servants, Mothers & children, Pride, Manners & customs. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Librar - - - Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries

Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.11582

Composed by J.F. Zimmerman. Wealth, Politics, Marriage, Friendship. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.11582).

Money Talks. Song and Chorus. Words by Fred G. Maeder. Music by J.F. Zimmerman. Published 1883 by in n.p. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Wealth, Politics, Marriage, Friendship. First line reads In this world of speculation, Telephones, Electric lights..

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WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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.

Small Ensemble Voice - Digital Download

SKU: A0.890049

Composed by Louis A. Hirsch. Arranged by Jud Goodrich. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 10 pages. Judson Goodrich #20503. Published by Judson Goodrich (A0.890049).

This song was written in 1915 by Gene Buck and Louis A. Hirsch, commemorating the completion of the transcontinental telephone line and the Panama Exposition in San Francisco. In the verse of this brass quintet arrangement Trumpet 2 rings a bell, simulating a ringing telephone. A bicycle bell, clamped to the music stand works well for this purpose. A vocal score is also included.

Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet,E-Flat Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1437299

Composed by Carl Sigman and Jerry Gray. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Instructional,Jazz,Multicultural,Standards,World. 27 pages. Keith Terrett #1017368. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.1437299).

An arrangement of Pennsylvania 6-5000 for Clarintet Quintet. By Jerry Gray, Carl Sigma.

Pennsylvania 6-5000 (also written Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand) is a 1940 swing jazz and pop standard recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra as a Bluebird 78 rpm single. The music was by Jerry Gray and the lyrics by Carl Sigman.


Many big band musicians played in Hotel Pennsylvania's Cafe Rouge in New York City, including the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

The hotel's telephone number, Pennsylvania 6-5000, inspired the Glenn Miller 1940 Top 5 Billboard hit of the same name, which had a 12-week chart run.[2] The instrumental was recorded on April 28, 1940 at the RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in New York City. The 78 single was released in June, 1940 as RCA Victor Bluebird 78 B-10754-A backed with Rug Cutter's Swing. The song was also an advertisement for attendance at the band's live performances, as a call could be put through to Hotel Pennsylvania’s venue the Cafe Rouge for a reservation.

Johnny Best played the improvised trumpet solo on the recording. The Carl Sigman lyrics were not used, only the refrain was shouted by the band after the ringing of the telephone.

Two different sheet music covers were released with different photos of Glenn Miller.


The song became a jazz and big band standard also recorded by the Andrews Sisters, Judy Garland and Martha Raye in a duet, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra (1959), Louise Gold, Kathy Miller, Martin Brushane Big Band, the Blue Moon Big Band (1999), in a 1976 Carol Burnett Show episode in a tribute to Glenn Miller, Syd Lawrence, Michael Maxwell and His Orchestra, Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson (Bobby Benson and the Baby Band) in The Muppet Show (1979, Episode 319), Fud Candrix and His Orchestra, Jerry Gray, Mina, Lou Haskins, Jack Livingston, Raquel Rastenni (1941) in Copenhagen, Starlight Orchestra, Klaus Wunderlich, New 101 Strings Orchestra, Heptet, Meco, Tex Beneke, The Modernaires, Jack Million Band, Al Pierson Big Band, BBC Big Band Orchestra, SWR Big Band, and by Captain Cook und seine singenden Saxophone in 2012.

Fats Waller's arrangement of the song for piano was published in the UK songbook Francis & Day's Album of Fats Waller: Musical Rhythms in the 1940s.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.808659

Composed by Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Pop,Traditional. Score and parts. 23 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #2070943. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808659).

Prerecorded wax cylinders were first marketed in 1889. Ten years later, when this Howard and Emerson tune was published, those cylinders were referred to as records, and Arthur Collins made the first recording of Hello! Ma Baby. The lyrics tell the tale of a guy who has a girlfriend he knows only through the telephone. This was one of the first songs to deal with the telephone (that medium, too, being still pretty new). The chorus was kicked back into the spotlight in 1955 when a certain movie frog sang and danced his way across a Warner Brothers cartoon background. The current version used the 1899 sheet music as its source, but is a completely original arrangement that enhances the ragtime feel of the music. This is an infectious piece that is fun to play and a toe-tapper for the audience.

Completed in 2016, this arrangement’s performance time runs about 3 minutes, 20 seconds. Contact the arranger, Les Smith, at lessmith@ufl.edu. If you like this novelty number, be sure to check out Sweetwater's Funeral March of a Marionette, Goodbye! So Long! I'm Headin' Home! Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey, Somebody Stole My Gal and Teddy Bears' Picnic. For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the search box.  (Also, purchase of this piece entitles you to your choice of another of his arrangements at no charge; send a copy of your purchase receipt directly to him at lessmith61@bellsouth.net.)

Instrumental Duet Cello,Instrumental Duet,Organ - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.903772

Composed by Alan Edgar. 20th Century,Concert,Holiday,Love. Score and parts. 14 pages. Alan Edgar Ted Moon #6559567. Published by Alan Edgar Ted Moon (A0.903772).

Love song melodies from Alan Edgar's opera The Telephone.  True love comes but Once, octatonic;  A song of Love, pentatonic;  A Kiss, extended harmony; My Mind is in Chaos, serial. A delightful easy piece for both players. Premiered at Clayworth by Fiona Law and the composer.  There is a version for string orchestra (Telephone Love Songs).

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.676730

By Domina Petric. By Domina Petric. Arranged by Domina Petric. Contemporary. Score. 3 pages. Domina Petric #285645. Published by Domina Petric (A0.676730).

Contemporary piano solo miniature, lovable.

C Instrument - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.518392

By Jim Reeves. By Audrey Allison and Joe Allison. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Country,Pop,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #129085. Published by John Fries (A0.518392).

Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.  He'll Have to Go is an American country and pop hit recorded on October 15, 1959, by Jim Reeves. The song, released in the fall of 1959, went on to become a massive hit in both genres early in 1960. The song is about a man who's talking by telephone to the woman he loves, when he realizes that another man is with her. The recording features a small group of musicians: Floyd Cramer on piano, Marvin Hughes on the vibraphone, Bob Moore on bass, Buddy Harman on drums, Hank Garland on guitar, and the Anita Kerr Singers providing the background vocals. Country music historian Bill Malone noted that He'll Have to Go in most respects represented a conventional country song, but its arrangement and the vocal chorus put this recording in the country pop vein. In addition, Malone lauded Reeves' vocal styling - lowered to its natural resonant level to project the caressing style that became famous - as being why many people refer to him as the singer with the velvet touch..

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1077924

By Glen Campbell. By Jimmy Webb. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Country,Jazz,Pop,Standards,Wedding. Score and part. 12 pages. Jmsgu3 #682116. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1077924).

Score: 7 pages. Duration: 2:34


Wichita Lineman is a 1968 song by the American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb. The song has since been praised as one of the most influential and greatest recordings in popular music history. The song has been widely praised by critics, and has been called a masterpiece of American music. In 2004, it was ranked number 201 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song has also been praised for its poetic lyrics, as well as its use of electric guitar and strings to create a unique sound. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Glen Campbell, who recorded a version that reached the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1968. The song has also been featured in numerous films and television shows, and has been referenced in popular culture. Wichita Lineman has been praised for its universal appeal, and its ability to connect with listeners.


Wichita Lineman is a timeless classic that has become synonymous with loneliness. The song is about a telephone lineman who is alone in his work and in his life, looking out at the vast landscape in search of something he cannot find. The melancholy and longing of the song is evocative of the loneliness that many people feel, especially in a society that can often feel disconnected and isolated. Webb's lyrics and Campbell's vocals combine to create a song that is as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. It is a timeless song that captures the loneliness of many, and its enduring popularity over the years is a testament to its power.

Euphonium,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1078419

By Glen Campbell. By Jimmy Webb. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Country,Jazz,Pop,Standards,Wedding. Score and part. 12 pages. Jmsgu3 #682583. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1078419).

Score: 7 pages. Duration: 2:34

Wichita Lineman is a 1968 song by the American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb. The song has since been praised as one of the most influential and greatest recordings in popular music history. The song has been widely praised by critics and has been called a masterpiece of American music. In 2004, it was ranked number 201 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song has also been praised for its poetic lyrics, as well as its use of electric guitar and strings to create a unique sound. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Glen Campbell, who recorded a version that reached the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1968. The song has also been featured in numerous films and television shows and has been referenced in popular culture. Wichita Lineman has been praised for its universal appeal, and its ability to connect with listeners.


Wichita Lineman is a timeless classic that has become synonymous with loneliness. The song is about a telephone lineman who is alone in his work and in his life, looking out at the vast landscape in search of something he cannot find. The melancholy and longing of the song evoke the loneliness that many people feel, especially in a society that can often feel disconnected and isolated. Webb's lyrics and Campbell's vocals combine to create a song that is as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. It is a timeless song that captures the loneliness of many, and its enduring popularity over the years is a testament to its power.

Oboe Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1423146

Composed by Paul Burnell. 21st Century,Classical,Contemporary. Individual part. 6 pages. Paul Burnell #1004479. Published by Paul Burnell (A0.1423146).

Wednesday 12.49 A.M., by Paul Burnell.
Composed 2002 with minor revisions to the score in 2023.
For oboe and pre-recorded backing
Duration 9:20

Cues are shown as x notehead notation or indicated in brackets above the stave.

The pre-recorded backing track is available on the 2024 album 'Woodland So Brightly' by Paul Burnell.


Programme note

Our old, clunky answer machine would tape a minute of conversation when we didn’t answer the telephone quickly enough. If I picked up using the hands-free function on a different phone, then feedback was recorded over the top of the conversation. I guess even the most trivial of conversations has many layers of meaning, beyond the bare facts being related.

Double Bass,Piano,String Bass - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1078887

By Glen Campbell. By Jimmy Webb. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Country,Jazz,Pop,Standards,Wedding. Score and part. 12 pages. Jmsgu3 #683082. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1078887).

Score: 7 pages. Duration: 2:34

Wichita Lineman is a 1968 song by the American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb. The song has since been praised as one of the most influential and greatest recordings in popular music history. The song has been widely praised by critics and has been called a masterpiece of American music. In 2004, it was ranked number 201 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song has also been praised for its poetic lyrics, as well as its use of electric guitar and strings to create a unique sound. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Glen Campbell, who recorded a version that reached the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1968. The song has also been featured in numerous films and television shows and has been referenced in popular culture. Wichita Lineman has been praised for its universal appeal, and its ability to connect with listeners.


Wichita Lineman is a timeless classic that has become synonymous with loneliness. The song is about a telephone lineman who is alone in his work and in his life, looking out at the vast landscape in search of something he cannot find. The melancholy and longing of the song evoke the loneliness that many people feel, especially in a society that can often feel disconnected and isolated. Webb's lyrics and Campbell's vocals combine to create a song that is as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. It is a timeless song that captures the loneliness of many, and its enduring popularity over the years is a testament to its power.

Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1077809

By Glen Campbell. By Jimmy Webb. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Country,Jazz,Pop,Standards,Wedding. 12 pages. Jmsgu3 #681990. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1077809).

Wichita Lineman for Violin and Piano Score: 7 pages, Duration: 2:34

Wichita Lineman is a 1968 song by the American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb. The song has since been praised as one of the most influential and greatest recordings in popular music history. The song has been widely praised by critics, and has been called a masterpiece of American music. In 2004, it was ranked number 201 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song has also been praised for its poetic lyrics, as well as its use of electric guitar and strings to create a unique sound. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Glen Campbell, who recorded a version that reached the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1968. The song has also been featured in numerous films and television shows, and has been referenced in popular culture. Wichita Lineman has been praised for its universal appeal, and its ability to connect with listeners.

Wichita Lineman is a timeless classic that has become synonymous with loneliness. The song is about a telephone lineman who is alone in his work and in his life, looking out at the vast landscape in search of something he cannot find. The melancholy and longing of the song is evocative of the loneliness that many people feel, especially in a society that can often feel disconnected and isolated. Webb's lyrics and Campbell's vocals combine to create a song that is as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. It is a timeless song that captures the loneliness of many, and its enduring popularity over the years is a testament to its power.