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MUSICAL-HISTORICAL CAVALCADE— Continued
of the music library of the Columbia Broadcasting System. The compilation herewith presented is considered by the author as his most recent extensive piece of research work, the product of years of intensive labor in old records and data.
The following are symbols employed in the musical listings:
arr. arranged
ATTB alto, two tenors and bass
ca. circa (about)
cop. copyright
m. music
op. opus
n.d. no date
orch. orchestral
pseud. pseudonym
SATB sop., alto, tenor and bass
w. words
Square-brackets [ ] indicate supplied information from other sources than the sheet music.
Titles in parenthesis ( ) denote the name of stage productions. The dash — in titles indicates parenthetical sub-titles. Unless otherwise specified, the place of publication is New York. In certain comparatively recent musical compositions, copyrights lately undergone reassignment. Such assignments are not noted.
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The compiler of the musical portion of this list desires to thank the music libraries of the New York Public Library and Columbia Broadcasting System for their assistance, cooperation and interest in the preparation of the manuscript for the press. The compilers of the historical portions of the text wish to express their thanks for the courteous cooperation extended by the New York Public Library and by Miss Alma Jacobus, Librarian for Time Magazine.
MUSIC OF THE PILGRIMS
Fisher, William Arms.
Ye olde New England psalm-tunes, 16201820. With historical sketch, biographical notes, and hints on performance. . . Boston: Oliver Ditson Co. [,cop. 1930.] xvi, 56 p. 4°. Pratt, Waldo Seldon.
The music of the Piligrims; a description of the psalm-book brought to Plymouth in 1620. . . Boston: Oliver Ditson Co. [,1921.] 80 p. incl. fasims. 8°. (Contains tunes.)
AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD
(See also under caption: Before 1800.)
a) Collections
Endicott, Samuel.
Melodies of revolutionary times. . . Harmonized by Samuel Endicott. Boston: Charles W. Homeyer & Co., cop. 1918. 4 nos. 4°. (Contents: 1, He stole my tender heart away; 2, The charms of Floremel; 3, Sheep in clusters; 4, The heavy hours.) Endicott, Samuel.
Three melodies of revolutionary times. . . Harmonized by Samuel Endicott. Boston:
Charles W. Homeyer & Co., cop. 1918. 7 p. 4°. (Contents: 1, Queen Mary's farewell to France; 2, He stole my tender heart; 3, The bee.) Engel, Carl.
Music from the days of George Washington. Collected and provided with an introduction by Carl Engel. . . The music edited by W. Oliver Strunck. . . With a preface by Hon. Sol Bloom. . . Washington, D. C; George Washington Bicentennial Commission [,cop. 1931 by Sol Bloom], ix, 61 (1) p. 4°. Fisher, William Arms.
The music that Washington knew. Edited by William Arms Fisher. . . [For orchestra.] Orchestrated by August Damm. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., Inc., cop. 1931. f°. Hopkinson, Francis.
Colonial love lyrics. Six songs by Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791). Edited and augmented by Harold V. Milligan. Boston: The Arthur P. Schmidt Co. [cop. 1919.] 29 p. f°. Hopkinson, Francis.
The first American composer. 6 songs by Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791). . .
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