M-121 Early American Sheet Music Collection

The collection dates from the 1840s through ca.1875, and includes numerous local pieces, as well as many St. Louis and regional imprints. Many pieces include color engravings and color lithographs for covers that depict various aspects of the American scene and life in the nineteenth century. EXTENT: Approximately 1000 pieces. HISTORY & PROVENANCE: For many years in the nineteenth century, the Mercantile Library promoted concerts and other musical performances in its auditorium, and the earliest collections of music stem from the need for reference copies for such performances. The collection gradually grew and was bound into indexed volumes of songs and other scores. The collection continues to grow to this day through donation.
St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis

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'Varsity Song
Voice and piano score for "'Varsity Song" by Alfred G. Robyn.
Alpine Storm
Musical score for "Alpine Storm" by Charles Kunkel.
American March
Musical score of "American March" by Joseph Herdlicka, Jr for piano.
Answer
Musical score of "Answer" by Alfred G. Robyn for voice and piano.
Brilliant Stars
Piano score for "Brilliant Stars" by Carl Wilhelm Kern.
Captain Jinks
Piano score for "Captain Jinks" by Charles Thalberg.
Dance of the Sunbeams
Piano score for "Dance of the Sunbeams" by Donald D. Lowmiller.
Dreamland
Piano score for "Dreamland" by Manuel Cortez.
Every One Is in Slumberland But You and Me
Voice and piano score for "Every One Is in Slumberland But You and Me" by George Moore.
Fourth Grade of the Beethoven Conservatory of Music
Fourth grade technical studies for the Beethoven Conservatory of Music, St. Louis.
Frisch auf es ruft das Vaterland
Voice and piano score for "Frisch auf es ruft das Vaterland" by Ernst Krohn.
Gavotte Romantique
Piano score for "Gavotte Romantique" by Ernst Krohn.
He Was a Singer
Voice and piano score for "He Was a Singer" by W.A. Crause.
He Was a Soldier from the U.S.A.
Voice and piano score for "He Was a Soldier from the U.S.A."
I Got the Worst of It All
Voice and piano score for "I Got the Worst of It All" by Harold Dixon.
I Had a Wonderful Girl
Voice and piano score for "I Had a Wonderful Girl" by J. Edwin McConnell.
If You Should Ever Leave Me
Voice and piano score for "If You Should Ever Leave Me" by W.M. Dygert.
Il Trovatore
Piano duet score for "Il Trovatore" by Giuseppi Verdi, arr. Claude Melnotte.
In Holland
Piano score for "In Holland" by Clair van Lynden.
In the Shadow of the Carolina Hills
Voice and piano score for "In the Shadow of the Carolina Hills" by Max S. Witt.
Irish Memories
Voice and piano score for "Irish Memories" by Paul Broaddus.
Jester Rag
Piano score for "Jester Rag" by George W. Warren.
Leota
Piano score for "Leota: Grand March de Concert" by Charles Drumheller, ed. Carl Wilhelm Kern.
Love Came Down at Christmas
SSA chorus and piano score for "Love Came Down at Christmas" by Gladys Blakely Bush.
Love's Old, Sweet Song
Piano score for "Love's Old Sweet Song" by Louis Weber.
March Heroique
Piano score for "March Heroique" by Arthur Lieber.
Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis
Voice and piano score for "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis" by Kerry Mills.
Merry Christmas Every Day
SATB chorus and piano score for "Merry Christmas Every Day" by William Porter Burnet.

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