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Sheet music, 37 pieces, for use with a ukelin distributed by International Musical Corp., Hoboken. Various dates, issued ca. 1925-1931.
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Sheet music, 37 pieces, for use with a ukelin sold by the International Musical Corp., Hoboken. Various printed copyright dates and publishers; issued with an instrument ca. 1925-1931. PDF on file.
These sheets accompanied a ukelin, objects 2006.031.0013. and a ukelin instruction book, archives 2006.031.0014. All are 7" high x 10-1/2" to 10-3/4" wide. The format was for use in a wire music holder on the ukelin. Twenty-nine are single leaves and printed one side only. Eight are 2 pages being folios printed one side only and folded to format size. All except numbers 400 and 1063 were published by Johann Schick or Schick's Music House, New York City. No. 400 was copyright Boosey & Co. No. 1063 has no publisher's name.
Most of the music was originally produced and arranged for guitar, guitar-zither, harp and related instruments. In general arrangements from 1924-1928 are indicated for all instruments or no instrument is stated. None state ukelin on it. Some name composers, arrangers and original publishers.
The sheets are numbered at beginning of the first staff on the left in bold numbers. These numbers are sequential, but not consecutive and follow in a date order. (Some have copyright dates, some do not. Earliest copyright is 1898 and latest 1928.)
They are apparently the distributor's choices for music included with the instrument. The International Music Corp. company's name does not appear on the music.
11. Love's Old Sweet Song
42. Ave Maria (2 pages)
116. Old Black Joe
118. Miserere from "Trovatore"
166. Just One Girl
308. La Paloma (The Dove) (2 pages)
313. Rigoletto Waltz
356. Sweet Rosie O'Grady
400. The Holy City (2 pages)
548. In The Good Old Summer Time (2 pages)
763. Cheyenne
789. Die Lustige Wittwe (The Merry Widow) (2 pages)
800. Silver Threads Among the Gold (2 pages)
842. Red Wing
881. I Want a Girl
885. Let Me Call You Sweetheart
916. 'O Sole Mio! (2 pages)
942. Where The River Shannon Flows
988. Memories
990. A Perfect Day
992. When You and I Were Young Maggie
994. Just A Baby's Prayer at Twilight
1000. Smiles
1004. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
1005. Till We Meet Again
1055. Whene Er I Long For Native Land
1061. The Sidewalks of New York
1063. The Prisoners Song
1065. Remember
1066. Always
1068. Baby Face
2000. Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.) (2 pages)
2002. The Song is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On)
2004. The Wreck of the Old Southern 97
2005. Ramona (Theme Song from motion picture "Ramona")
2006. Charmaine (Theme Song from motion picture "What Price Glory")
2007. My Blue Heaven
2006.031.0015
2006.031
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Museum Purchase.
1925 - 1931
Date(s) Created: 1925-1931 Date(s): 1925-1931
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Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2006-11-07
