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Music of Old Nebraska: Moanings of the Winds: 12 Sorrow Songs, Op. 31

Moanings of the Winds: 12 Sorrow Songs, Op. 31

Cover

Title Page and Contents

Alone

Rose, A

Egyptian Lament

Genoese Nightsong

Home So Far Away

Inyan Kara

Life’s Afternoon

Then

Old Guitar, The

Welcome Home

Voice of the Wind

Whas de lil’ one gone

Title Moanings of the Winds: 12 Sorrow Songs, Op. 31
Alternative Title Voices of the Winds
Composer Nathan K. Griggs
Lyricist Nathan K. Griggs; Lew Wallace; Lillia Shaw Husted; Eudora S. Bumstead
Original Publication Chicago: Lyon & Healy, 1900
Subjects Songs with piano; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Black English
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: Cornhusker, The

Cornhusker, The

Cover

Score

Title Cornhusker, The
Composer Robert W. Stevens
Lyricist Robert W. Stevens
Original Publication Denver: Tolbert R. Ingram Music Co., 1909
Subjects Songs with piano; Fight songs; Students’ songs; University of Nebraska; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska
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 Come a runnin’ boys
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: It Seems to Me

It Seems to Me

Cover

Score

Title It Seems to Me
Composer Wilbur Chenoweth
Lyricist Wilbur Chenoweth
Original Publication Nebraska: Wilbur Chenoweth, 1922
Subjects Songs with piano; Popular music – 1921 – 1930; Love songs; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Publisher and publishing – Nebraska
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 Sometime ago I well remember
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: My Teddy Bear

My Teddy Bear

Cover

Score

Title My Teddy Bear
Composer Mrs. Harlan J. Nichols (Jeanette)
Lyricist Mrs. Harlan J. Nichols
Original Publication Milwaukee: Pollworth Music Publishing Co., 1912
Subjects Songs with piano; Humorous songs; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska
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 Do you see my Teddy bear
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 Picture of My Mother When a Girl

The Picture of My Mother When a Girl

Cover

Score

Title The Picture of My Mother When a Girl
Composer William O’Shea
Lyricist Will Maupin
Original Publication Lincoln, Nebraska: Ross P. Curtice Co., 1903
Subjects Songs with piano; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Publishers and publishing – Nebraska
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 “Twas in a little packet that long years had been forgot
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/