sheet music
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.165.27
- Description
- Tired, Sacred Song - Sheet music -- [?]. Poetry by Miss Helen Burnside, Music composed by Miss Lindsay (Mrs. J. Worthington Bliss). The cover is white cover with black print. The back cover advertises new songs by Lawrence Kellie (music, words are by other persons, one by Oscar Wilde), all are inspirational; "MR. LAWRENCE KELLIE'S above-named Songs are sung by him at his Recitals and Engagements"
- Maker
- Robert Cocks & Company
- Country Made
- England
- Site/City Made
- London
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
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sheet music
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.165.58
- Description
- Sheet music: "Smiles" [1917]
Song with piano accompaniment
Key of F Minor
Music composed by Lee S. Roberts
Lyrics written by J. Will Callahan
Cover illustration show a smiling girl glancing from the side with unbound hair. The illustration is done in blue, cream, and orange.
The back cover shows an excerpt from the song "Some Sunny Day"
Copyright 1917, by Lee. S. Roberts, Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago, Ill
Transferred 1918 to Jerome H. Remick & Co., Detroit & New York
- Maker
- Jerome H. Remick & Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New York
- Site/City Made
- New York
- Patent Date
- International Copyright 1917
- Title
- Smiles Song
- Publication Date
- 1917
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
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sheet music
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV994.31.4
- Description
- Two Plantation Songs - Sheet Music. Sheet music produced by Willcocks & Company Limited (W&Co.). The sheet music is called "Two Plantation Songs" and there are two songs included called "The Darkies Love" and "Over The Sea". The music was written by M.B. Lucas and Julian Cross and composed by W.S.Penley. The sheet music measures 18.5cm x 26cm.
- Object History
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
- Colour
- Beige
- Maker
- Willcocks & Company Limited
- Title
- Two Plantation Songs
The Darkies' Love
Over the Sea
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sheet music
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5415.1
- Description
- Sheet music: "Just For To-night"
An alternative title in German is given: "Nur Eine Nacht" (Just One Night)
Song with piano accompaniment in the style of a waltz
Key of C Major
Lyrics written by Ballard MacDonald
Music Composed by Oskar Geiger (Op. 52)
Copyright MCMXXIII (1923) by Edw. B Marks Music Co.
The front cover is an illustration of a man and a woman standing together on the side of a dance floor. The only colour in the illustration is the woman's dress and the title, which are red. There is a photograph of Carlisle Evans and His Orchestra in the lower right-hand corner. On the front cover there is a hand-written signature reading, "Marjorie W. Adams".
- Maker
- Edward B. Marks Music Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New York
- Site/City Made
- New York
- Patent Date
- 1923
- Title
- Just For To-night
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
- Music
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sheet music
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5417.1
- Description
- Sheet music: "Yearning (Just For You)"
Song with piano accompaniment and ukulele arrangement
Key of D Minor
Lyrics and music composed by Benny Davis and Joe Burke
The front cover shows an illustration of a basket overflowing with flowers with two birds perching upon it. There is a photograph of Nick Lucas, singing troubadour in the upper left-hand corner. There is a handwritten signature reading, "Marjorie Adams".
Copyright MCMXXV (1925) by Irving Berlin, Inc.
- Maker
- Irving Berlin Incorporated
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New York
- Site/City Made
- New York
- Patent Date
- 1925
- Title
- Yearning Just For You
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sheet music
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5433.1
- Description
- Sheet music- Conductor's Score containing some parts - for brass, strings, and woodwinds - in a Ragtime style
"I've Got a Grand Baby with a Baby Grand"
Key of C Major
Lyrics by Truman L. Brown
Music by Harold Dixon
Contains parts for:
Flute
Clarinet in B
Cornets in B
Trombone
2nd Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Drums
Piano
Missing sheet music for 1st violin
The parts are contained within a blue folder
Copyright MCMXIX (1919) by Dixon-Lane Pub. Co.
- Maker
- Dixon-Lane Music Publishing Company
- Patent Date
- 1919
- Title
- I've Got A Grand Baby With A Baby Grand
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sheet music
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5498.1
- Description
- Sheet music- "Just a Bird's-eye View (Of My Old Kentucky Home)
Song for voice and piano in the style of a fox-trot; contains an arrangment for ukelele
Key of C Minor
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Music by Walter Donaldson
The front cover has an illustration of a rooftop with smoke drifting out of the chimmney. The view shown goes through the trees and into the hills beyond. The colours used are green, orange, black, and white. There is a handwritten signature in pencil, reading, "Mac".
Copyright MCMXXVI (1926) by Leo Feist, Inc.
- Maker
- Leo. Feist Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Title
- Just A Bird's-eye View (Of My Old Kentucky Home)
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
- Music
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sheet music
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X3863
- Description
- Sheet music "DANCE of THE / PAPER DOLLS / by / JOHNNY TUCKER / JOE SCHUSTER / (Writers of SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP) / and JOHN SIRAS" printed at the top of the cover page.
The background is orange with white silhoettes of ballet dancing dolls.
Published by "M. WITMARK & SONS / NEW YORK
Hand-written text in pencil at top of front cover reads: "Ann P. Merserve".
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sheet music; book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5431.1
- Description
- Songbook-section from songbook containing pages 3-14, 15-19 and 19-94
Book title is not known
All songs appear to have been first written during the 19th century
The Enchantress
It was a Dream (Ich Hatte Einst Ein Schönes Vaterland)
Without thee, my Eurydice (Che Farò senza Euridice) From "Orfeo"
The Arch Denial
If but a Bird were I (Wenn Ich Ein Vöglein Wär')
The First Violet (Das Erste Veilchen)
Deep in my Heart (Caro Mio Ben)
Will he come
The Dream (Der Traum)
Lascia ch'io pianga Recit. and Aria from "Rinaldo"
Hark! the echoing air From the Opera, "The Fairy Queen"
When all was Young Romance from, "Faust"
The Storm
Sweet Spirit, hear my Prayer
The Children's Island
I walk at Noon 'mid Roses blowing Romance
Kathleen Mavourneen
Three Fishers went sailing
Auld Robin Gray
Ruby
Juanita Spanish Ballad
The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond
Katey's Letter
The Auld Scotch Sangs
The Banks of Allan Water
Far Away Where is now the merry party?
We'd better bide a wee
Come back to Erin
Robin Adair
O Fair Dove! O Fond Dove!
Maggie's Secret
Oh! that we two were Maying
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sheet music page
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.33.15
- Description
- While Shepherds Watch'd Their Flock - Sheet Music. Page of sheet music for "While Shepherds Watch'd Their Flock", with music by W.T. Best and words by Nahum Tate. The music was published by Novello, Ewer and Company in London and New York. On the other side of the music is an index of Anthems, Chorals, and Hymns all priced at Three-Half Pence Each. At the top of the page written in purple pencil is "Christ Church Choir". The music page measures 17.5cm x 27cm.
- Object History
- object was found in the Jesse Love farmhouse when moved to the Museum.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
- Names
- Love Family
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sheet music page
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5420.1
- Description
- Sheet music- Loose Pages 91 and 92 containing two partial pieces and one entire piece
Piece One, partial: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Contained on page 91
Piece Two, complete: Yankee Doodle
Contained on page 91
Key of A Major
Lyrics by Dr. Schackburg
Contains 10 verses
Piece Three, partial: Hail Columbia !
Contained on page 92
Key of G Major
Lyrics by Joseph Hopkinson
Music by J. Vales
Arranged by E. J. Biedermann
Copyright 1913 by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge
continues on artifact BV985.5421.1
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