Sheet Music Collection
The Templeton sheet music collection is part of a larger collection amassed by Charles Templeton, Sr. The collection contains over 22,000 pieces of sheet music representing all stages in the development of music reproduction. Digitization of the collection is part of an ongoing effort to provide broader access to titles. A large portion of these pieces are in the public domain (not copyrighted) and are available for download directly from the repository, some restricted titles are available upon request.
To ask a question or request a title, please email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
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The Chauffeur and the Debutante
Vincent Lopez and Hugo Rubens
Illustration of man in coat and hat with car behind him; Large illustration of woman in dress in foreground
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The Chicken Rag
Raymond Hubbell
Illustration of chickens and rooster standing in grass in front of barn
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The Circle Waltzes
E. A. Lanbert
Woman standing on ocean bank holding herding staff; Ship sailing into the distance in background
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The Classic Rag
Neil Moret
Illustration of Greek or Roman style colums with circular plaque of woman in toga dancing
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The Coffee Song (They've Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil).
Dick Miles
Photo of Frank Sinatra; Brown background
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The College Rag
William Hunter
Four men in a college common area. Two are playing a piano, the third is sitting in a rocking chair playing a banjo, and the last is sitting on a couch
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The Colored Major : Characteristic March & Two-Step
S. R. Henry
Illustration of major in uniform marching
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The Comedy King
Chas. R. Hirst
Illustration of king grinning; Photograph of Corse Payton in lower right corner
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The "Contraband" Schottische
Septimus Winner
Illustration of man with whip chasing African American children
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The Cosey Rag
Shelton Brooks
Photo of woman in dress and hat holding flower bordered by orange and blue decorations
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The Cowboy Rag Song
Charlie O'Donnell
Illustration of cowboys and women dancing to man playing banjo
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The Cranky Old Yanky
Hoagy Carmichael
Illustration of man wearing glasses and hat with text in bubble saying "Scuse Pleez! Bad Song Don't Buy!"
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The Crazy Otto Rag
Eddie White, Mack Wolfson, Emil Trent, and Fred Lawrence
Pattern with solid banners for the cover information
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The Crest Minstrel Overture No. 1 Dear Old Ireland
Isidore Witmark
it is a plain cover that has the name of the piece written in the middle of the page.
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The Crest Minstrel Overture No. 2 In The Land Of Cotton
Isidore Witmark
the title of the piece is located in the center of the page.
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The Crocodile
Paul Alfred Rubens
Illustration of woman's head in front of moon with stars and planet in background
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The Cubanola Glide
Harry von Tilzer
Palm trees, ocean, and monolith in distance; Border with pots and plants around illustration; Photograph of Harry von Tilzer in lower right corner
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The Cubanola Glide
Harry von Tilzer
Illustration of potted plants bordering scene of palm trees and city on hill near water
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The Cute Little Wigglin' Dance
John Turner Layton
Illustration of woman in three layered dress dancing
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Theda Bara
Frank Henri Klickmann
A man walking away in fright from the face of Theda Bara on a movie screen.
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The Dance of the Grizzly Bear
George Botsford
Photograph of Sophie Tucker; Illustration of bears holding up frame for photograph
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The Darktown Strutter's Ball
Shelton Brooks
Illustration of three couples dancing; photo of man smiling
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The Dawn of Christmas Day
W. R. Williams
House covered in snow with tree in background; Christmas wreath bordering illustration of home
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The Derby Two-Step
W. J. Carkeek
People watching horse race with stands in background; Horseshoe and flowers bordering illustration; Jockey inside "D" of title
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The Dirty Dozen
Clarence M. Jones
An older guy dressed in a suit carrying a cane and top hat; a lady wearing a rag on her head shaking her finger at the man; a crest with a florid design behind it.
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The Dish Rag
Floyd D. Godfrey
Illustration of full wash basin with rag trailing into words coming out of water
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The Dixie Rag
Irene M. Giblin
Illustration of a house on the side of a path leading to a body of water, all on the left side of the cover
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The Dixie Volunteers
Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby
Soldiers armed and ready and photograph of composer
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The Dixie Volunteers
Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby
Inset illustration of boats sailing in ocean; Large background illustration of soldiers marching
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The Dream Of A Soldier Boy
James V. Monaco
Soldier hugging elderly woman wearing dress and apron with men and woman looking at soldier and smiling; Background of portraits, paintings, and window
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The Dream That Gave You Back to Me
Iva Moore Mueller
Portrait of Iva Moore Mueller with roses on right and left of portrait
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The Dream Waltz
Photograph of Miss Mae Murray standing in front of curtain; Illustration of flowers surrounding border of photograph
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The Dying Poet
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Man sitting on hill; Illustration of trees and hills in background
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The Eastern Star Song
F. E. Roberts
Green Star with Three Wise Men walking through desert; Blue lined rays coming from star
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The Empress of Ireland
Myrtie C. Wallace
Photo of a ship out on the water and two circular inset photos of the rooms inside the ship.
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The End of a Romance
Richard Howard
Woman standing on rock holding handkerchief in wind; Sail boats and large cloud in back ground
