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Music of Old Nebraska: O’er the Indian Cradle

O'er the Indian Cradle

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Title O’er the Indian Cradle
Alternative Title Where the Papoose Swings: Two Songs
Composer Thurlow Lieurance
Lyricist Thurlow Lieurance
Original Publication Philadelphia: Theodore Presser, 1918
Subjects Songs with piano; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Lullabies; Indians of North America
Digital Publication Polley Music Library [Lincoln (Nebraska) City Libraries],2004. Sheet music pages were scanned at 300 dpi and saved as uncompressed TIFF images using an Epson Expression 1640 XL scanner and Silverfast AI scanning software. The thumbnail and access images of the covers were converted to JPEGs at 144 pixels high and 350 pixels high respectively. Score pages were converted to Gray Scale to enhance legibility. Covers and scores were saved as PDFs for web presentation.
First Line O tan-day, Is tin be wo ni ya
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.info/polley-music-library/

Music of Old Nebraska: Rough-Riders’ War-Rally

Rough-Riders' War-Rally

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Title Rough-Riders’ War-Rally
Composer Nathan K. Griggs
Lyricist Nathan K. Griggs
Original Publication Chicago: Chicago Music Co., 1898
Subjects Songs with piano; Choruses; Composers – Nebraska; Military music
Digital Publication Polley Music Library [Lincoln (Nebraska) City Libraries],2004. Sheet music pages were scanned at 300 dpi and saved as uncompressed TIFF images using an Epson Expression 1640 XL scanner and Silverfast AI scanning software. The thumbnail and access images of the covers were converted to JPEGs at 144 pixels high and 350 pixels high respectively. Score pages were converted to Gray Scale to enhance legibility. Covers and scores were saved as PDFs for web presentation.
First Line Ho, all of ye knights who ward the plain
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.info/polley-music-library/

Music of Old Nebraska: Thelma

Thelma

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Title Thelma
Alternative Title Thelma Waits for Me in Norway by the Sea
Composer Dick B. Bruun
Lyricist Dick B. Bruun
Original Publication Omaha, Nebraska: Dick B. Bruun, 1915
Subjects Songs with piano; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Publishers and publishing – Nebraska; Love songs
Digital Publication Polley Music Library [Lincoln (Nebraska) City Libraries],2004. Sheet music pages were scanned at 300 dpi and saved as uncompressed TIFF images using an Epson Expression 1640 XL scanner and Silverfast AI scanning software. The thumbnail and access images of the covers were converted to JPEGs at 144 pixels high and 350 pixels high respectively. Score pages were converted to Gray Scale to enhance legibility. Covers and scores were saved as PDFs for web presentation.
First Line Where the waves dash in spray on the coast far away
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.info/polley-music-library/

Music of Old Nebraska: When the Frost is on the Corn

When the Frost is on the Corn

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Title When the Frost is on the Corn
Composer George Bigger
Lyricist Merlin E. Barker
Original Publication David City, Nebraska: George Bigger, 1908
Subjects Song with piano; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Publishers and publishing – Nebraska; Nebraksa
Digital Publication Polley Music Library [Lincoln (Nebraska) City Libraries],2004. Sheet music pages were scanned at 300 dpi and saved as uncompressed TIFF images using an Epson Expression 1640 XL scanner and Silverfast AI scanning software. The thumbnail and access images of the covers were converted to JPEGs at 144 pixels high and 350 pixels high respectively. Score pages were converted to Gray Scale to enhance legibility. Covers and scores were saved as PDFs for web presentation.
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.info/polley-music-library/

Music of Old Nebraska: The Robin Woman

The Robin Woman

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Title The Robin Woman
Alternative Title Shanewis (An American Opera in One Act)
Composer Charles Wakefield Cadman
Lyricist Nelle Richmond Eberhart
Original Publication Boston: White-Smith Pub. Co., 1918
Subjects Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Indians of North America; Opera
Digital Publication Polley Music Library [Lincoln (Nebraska) City Libraries],2004. Sheet music pages were scanned at 300 dpi and saved as uncompressed TIFF images using an Epson Expression 1640 XL scanner and Silverfast AI scanning software. The thumbnail and access images of the covers were converted to JPEGs at 144 pixels high and 350 pixels high respectively. Score pages were converted to Gray Scale to enhance legibility. Covers and scores were saved as PDFs for web presentation.
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.info/polley-music-library/