Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.17296 Composed by R. G. Staples. Portraits, Friendship, Time, Human life cycle, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.17296). Why Should Friendship's Chain Be Broke? Song and Chorus. By R.G. Staples. Published 1856 by Henry McCaffrey in Baltimore. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Friendship, Time, Human life cycle, Death. First line reads Oh! why should friendship's chain be broke, or dimpling smiles give way.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe 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Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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.
