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The air-ship & the swallow St. John Hamund's English version of Robert H. Davis's & Theodore F. Morse's American hit The pearl & the soft shell clam

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Author:
Morse, Theodore F. 1873-1924  Search this
Hamund, St. John  Search this
Morse, Theodore F. 1873-1924 Pearl and the soft-shell clam  Search this
Purcell, Annie  Search this
Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI  Search this
Subject:
Purcell, Annie  Search this
Physical description:
1 score and part (4, [1] pages) 36 cm
Type:
Songs and music
Portraits
Advertisements
Sheet music covers
Sheet music
Place:
England
Date:
1903
1901-1910
1900-1910
Notes:
"Sung by Miss Annie Purcell"
Engraver: "M. Fitzwilliam & Co., 2, Ship Yard, Wardour St., London. W."--Colophon
Illustrated title page depicts swallow and airship in flight with clouds and mountains in the background. Inset picture of Miss Annie Purcell (from photograph)
Publisher's advertisement on title page for the Seymour Smith edition of Hemy's pianoforte tutor. Publisher's advertisement on verso of page [5] for "Songs for the Masses" listing titles and text for refrains: Mabel and Joe ; Absence makes my heart grow fonder, fonder of you / written and composed by A.J. Mills & Bennett Scott. I'm wearing my heart away for you / written and composed by Charles K. Harris. In the good old summer-time / words by Ren Shields ; music by George Evans. Simple little sister Mary Green / words and music by Clifton Crawford. There ain't another daddy in the world like mine / written and composed by A.J. Mills & Bennett Scott. She's my little ray of sunshine / sung by Miss Katie Lawrence ; written and composed by A.J. Mills & Bennett Scott. Laugh and the world laughs with you / sung by George Gray and Sydney Ryhart ; written, composed and sung by Nat Clifford. Ring down the curtain, I can't sing to-night / words by R.H. Brennen ; music by Pauline B. Story. When the sunset turns the ocean's blue to gold / words by Era Fem Buckner ; music by H.W. Petrie. You ask me why I love you / sung by Miss Julie Mackey ; written and composed by C.W. Murphy. A smile always follows a tear / written and composed by J.D. Wilbur. My daddy's as good as yours / sung by Miss Julie Mackey and Frank Lynne ; written and composed by Frank Lynne. Sweet Annie Moore / sung by Miss Julie Mackey ; words and music by J.H. Flynn. By the old sundial / written and composed by A.J. Mills & Bennett Scott. The girl I want to M.A.R.R.Y. / words and music by Arthur Trevelyan. When the one whom you love, loves you / [sung by] Miss Queenie Lawrence ; written and composed by T.W. Thurban. Nancy Brown / written and composed by Clifton Crawford. Hiawatha : serenade to Minnehaha / sung by Miss Alexandra Dagmar ; words by Arthur Trevelyan ; music by Neil Moret
Vocal part on page [5] has interlinear solmization with rhythmic shorthand symbols
For voice and piano
Also available online
Elecresource
Topic:
Airships  Search this
Love songs  Search this
Popular music  Search this
Songs with piano  Search this
Swallows  Search this
Clouds  Search this
Flying  Search this
Mountains  Search this
British  Search this
Call number:
M1 .B4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_982618