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Music of Old Nebraska: I Wanta Ask Y’u About Nebraska

I Wanta Ask Y'u About Nebraska

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Title I Wanta Ask Y’u About Nebraska
Composer Beatrice Alderman
Lyricist Beatrice Alderman
Original Publication Nebraska: Beatrice Alderman, 1920
Subjects Songs with piano; Humorous songs; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Publishers and publishing – Nebraska; World war, 1914 – 1918; War songs; Nebraska; Nebraska – History, Military – 20th century
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 It was a lonely Sammy boy’s first day somewhere in France
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.org/polley-music-library/

Music of Old Nebraska: My Soldier: Male or Mixed Voices

My Soldier: Male or Mixed Voices

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Title My Soldier: Male or Mixed Voices
Composer Albert Haberstro
Lyricist Albert Haberstro; Mary Belle Freeley
Original Publication Omaha, Nebraska: Liberty Publishing Co., 1917
Subjects Songs with piano; Choruses; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Publishers and publishing – Nebraska; War songs; World war, 1914 – 1918; Patriotic music; 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 Oh hark to the bugle and beating drums
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.org/polley-music-library/

Music of Old Nebraska: Parting Hour

Parting Hour

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Title Parting Hour
Composer H. L. Hussong
Lyricist Ethel E. Hanks
Original Publication Philadelphia: Hatch Music Co., 1906
Subjects Songs with piano; Composers – Nebraska; Lyricists – Nebraska; Students’ songs; Alma maters (Songs); Graduation ceremonies
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 Our school days now are over
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.org/polley-music-library/

Music of Old Nebraska: So Blue Thine Eye

So Blue Thine Eye

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Title So Blue Thine Eye
Composer Howard Kirkpatrick
Lyricist Howard Kirkpatrick (trans. from the Spanish of Gustavo Becquer)
Original Publication Toledo, OH: Collingwood Publishing Co., 1902
Subjects Songs with piano; Composers – 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 So blue thine eye, so blue thine eye
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.org/polley-music-library/

Music of Old Nebraska: Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition March and Two-Step

Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition March and Two-Step

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Title Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition March and Two-Step
Composer Leon C. Crandall
Original Publication Lincoln, Nebraska: Leon C. Crandall, 1898
Subjects Piano music; Marches (piano); Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898: Omaha, Nebraska); Composers – 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.
Rights This score is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, printed, and performed.
For more information see https://lincolnlibraries.org/polley-music-library/