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Music of Old Nebraska: Just a Letter From My Mother

Just a Letter From My Mother

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Advertising (high resolution)

Title Just a Letter From My Mother
Composer Dick B. Bruun
Lyricist Dick B. Bruun
Original Publication Lincoln, Nebraska: Midwest Advertising Co., 1915
Subjects Songs with piano; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Publishers and publishing – Nebraska; Advertising
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 Here’s a letter from my dear old mother
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: Nebraska State Journal March

Nebraska State Journal March

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Title Nebraska State Journal March
Alternative Title State Journal March and Two-Step
Composer Geo. H. Nelson
Original Publication Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska State Journal, 1895
Subjects Marches (piano); Composers – Nebraska; Publishers and publishing – Nebraska; Nebraska; Newspapers
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: Red Birds Sing O’er the Crystal Spring

Red Birds Sing O'er the Crystal Spring

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Flute (high resolution)

Title Red Birds Sing O’er the Crystal Spring
Alternative Title At the Foot of the Mound: Scene Characteristic from the American Indian
Composer Thurlow Lieurance
Lyricist Alfred Fletcher
Original Publication Philadelphia: Theodore Presser, 1917
Subjects Songs with piano; Flute and piano music; Composers – Nebraska; 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 The red birds sing o’er the crystal spring
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: Sweet Lips

Sweet Lips

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Title Sweet Lips
Alternative Title The Foxtrot Different
Composer Jess Williams
Lyricist Pete Curtis
Original Publication Lincoln, Nebraska: Williams and Curtis, 1920
Subjects Songs with piano; Love songs; Popular music – 1911 – 1920; 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 Dear, it’s true when I met you
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: Underneath the Mistletoe

Underneath the Mistletoe

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Title Underneath the Mistletoe
Composer Flora Bullock
Lyricist Harriet Hershey
Original Publication Lincoln, Nebraska: John Merry Publishing Co., 1910
Subjects Songs with piano; Humorous songs; 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 Underneath the mistletoe little Polly doesn’t know
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/