American University Historic Sheet Music Collection

Collection Title: American University Historical Sheet Music Collection

Description: Contains digital images and catalog descriptions of public domain sheet music selected from AU's 2,500 piece collection of historical sheet music. The digitized collection has a focus on late 19th-century and early 20th-century popular songs.

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: Entreat me not to leave thee; And Ruth said: Entreat me not to leave thee, Ruth, D Major, Organ accompaniment by William Stickles.

: Thy sweet singing; My soul is an enchanted boat, A paragraph from "Prometheus Unbound" by Percy Bysshe Shelley

: Would you; I've been reading such romantic stories, He holds her in his arms Would you Would You, San Francisco

: Open the gates of the temple; Open, open, open the gates of the temple, E flat major, with Violin ad lib.

: Open the gates of the temple; Open, open, open the gates of the temple, E flat major

: Father of the land we love; Ev'ry little lad and lass, Boys and girls of ev'ry class, First in war, First in peace, Written for the American people by George M. Cohan to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington., Includes "The Story of Washington" (p.2), and illustrations of select life events and places: "First reading of the Declaration of Independence", "Wakefield Virginia, birthplace of George Washington", "Mount Vernon", "The Surrender of Cornwallis", "The First Inauguration", and "The Capitol" (back cover).

: Father of the land we love; Ev'ry little lad and lass, Boys and girls of ev'ry class, First in war, First in peace, Written for the American people by George M. Cohan to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington., Includes "The Story of Washington" (p.2), and illustrations of select life events and places: "First reading of the Declaration of Independence", "Wakefield Virginia, birthplace of George Washington", "Mount Vernon", "The Surrender of Cornwallis", "The First Inauguration", and "The Capitol" (back cover).

: Father of the land we love; Ev'ry little lad and lass, Boys and girls of ev'ry class, First in war, First in peace, Written for the American people by George M. Cohan to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington., Includes "The Story of Washington" (p.2), and illustrations of select life events and places: "First reading of the Declaration of Independence", "Wakefield Virginia, birthplace of George Washington", "Mount Vernon", "The Surrender of Cornwallis", "The First Inauguration", and "The Capitol" (back cover).

: Father of the land we love; Ev'ry little lad and lass, Boys and girls of ev'ry class, First in war, First in peace, Written for the American people by George M. Cohan to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington., Includes "The Story of Washington" (p.2), and illustrations of select life events and places: "First reading of the Declaration of Independence", "Wakefield Virginia, birthplace of George Washington", "Mount Vernon", "The Surrender of Cornwallis", "The First Inauguration", and "The Capitol" (back cover).

: Kiss waltz; Dreamy the music is playing, You're here and I'm here my dear, Kiss me, sweetheart, kiss me, That's what the Kiss Waltz is saying, Voice and piano with ukulele (in D), guitar, or banjo accompaniment. "Dancing Sweeties"

: Moonlight on the Colorado; Each night I sit beside the campfire dreaming, Moonlight on the Colorado, Uke in D with piano tune thus: A D F# B. Arr. by A.J. Franchini

: I heard you singing; Includes scores for piano, 1st violin (x2), cello, bass, horns in F, 2nd trumpet in B flat, 1st clarinet in B flat, 2nd violin, oboe, bassoon, drums (tympani E flat - A flat), flute, trombone, 2nd clarinet in B flat, viola, 1st trumpet in B flat.

: Come to the fair; The sun is shining to welcome the day, Heigh ho!, C Major, Song from the album "Three more songs of the fair".

: Chère nuit; Voici l'heure bientôt, Sweet the hour soon to come!, To Madame Melba, D flat major, English version by George L. Osgood.

: Lass with the delicate air; Young Molly who liv'd at the foot of the hill, E major

: Spanish gold; A Spanish ship came down the tide, and bound was she for Cadiz, A minor, Sung by Reinald Werrenrath

: I heard you singing; I heard you singing when the dawn was grey, E flat major

: Nocturne; Song of love It is night and the stars are brightly shining, Night and the stars are brightly shining, To John Charles Thomas

: Goin' home; Goin' home, goin' home, I'm agoin' home, From the new world, E flat major, From the largo of the symphony From the new world, op. 95. For high voice. Words and adaptation by William Arms Fisher. Cover design by Leroy S. Bartlett.

: Sur la terrasse de Saint Germain; Lisette écoutez, de grâce! Non! Je vais à Saint Germain