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Manuscript music of 'W. D. Franklin' book no. 2

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

This book contains handwritten lyrics and music to a collection of W.D. Franklin songs. First page reads: "Franklin's Group of Songs. Containing Five Successful Concert Numbers. First Number - 'The Voyage of Life' song, Second Number - 'The Mountain Bugle Echo Song' ballad, Third Number - 'The Old Corporal of Descriptive Patriotic' ballad, Fourth Number - 'Twilight Dreaming' quartette or song, Fifth Number - 'Good Night' a beautiful closing song. By W.D. Franklin - Organizer of the Old Continental Vocalists (Huntington, Frisbie, Franklin, Smith)" "Let Us Joy and Be Happy To Night" "My School Boy Days," published music "Let Us Love Each Other Fondly'," ballad poetry and music "That Crutch In the Corner Yonder," poetry by John McIntosh "Beautiful Starlight 'Echo Song'" "The American Flag" "The Echoes of Song," solo and chorus "Pipers Favorite" "Let Us Have Peace" "The Dead Colonel in the Blue" "Knickerbocker Set" "Mountain Bugle Song," quartette, music and poetry by W.D. Franklin of Continental Vocalists as sung by them at their concerts "Come in Beautiful Dreams" "Good Night Beloved" "What Folks Say," poetry selected, humorous solo and chorus "The Cottage by the Glen," ballad published music, written at Louisville, KY 1846 "Come This Way," quartette, harmonies from "Pixley" done at Norwich, Conn., 1854 "Linger Not Long," ballad, music, writtenat So. Glastenbury, Conn., July 1865 "The Widow Bedetts Chant," harmony, South Glastenbury, Conn. "The Rude Boy," humorous chant, from Noah Webster "Tis Sweet to Be Remembered," Composed by H.M. Rogers, ballad "Yankee Doodle," poetry, The Continentals "A Seale of Six Days in Wall St.," a humorous chant, music "The Beautiful Shore of Time," quartette, poetry and music "The Miller of the Sea," song, music "The Farmers Song," W.D. Franklin "The Miller of the Dee," W.D. Franklin "Star of the Evening," by A.A. Starry "Memory Bells," poetry by P. Vining "Cradle Song," W.D. Franklin "A Dollar or Two," W.D. Franklin "Our Dear Nature Home," music by J.B. Bearslie

Dates

  • Creation: 1853-1867

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (2 hollinger boxes, 3 oversize flat hollinger boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

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