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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Why Live A Lie
Ted Koehler
Illustration of woman looking upward; Illustration of hatched design with rose on op]
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Why Should I Believe In You
Joe Verges, Henri L. Therrien, and Irwin Percy LeClere
Illustration of side view of woman's face within four circles; oes and vines with stars in background
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Why Should I Cry Over You
Ned Miller and Chester Cohn
Photograph of Carroll and Gorman; Illustration of woman in purple dress looking at program
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Why Should I Say That I'm Sorry
Larry Conley
Photograph of Jesse Crawford; Illustration of man sitting on sofa smoking cigarette; Illustration of man and woman in cigarette smoke
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Why Shouldn't I
Arthur Freed
Photograph of Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians; Artistic illustration with purple and light blue colors
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Why Take Chances With Somebody Else
Al Sherman and George Gray
Photograph of Vaughn De Leath; Orange background with illustration of flowers
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Why was I ever born lazy
Dawson Wood
African American man napping while a woman glares at him / Fred Koll ; small inset photos of De Vere and Wood ; inset photo of Mazie Gill.
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Wild Flower Rag
Clarence Williams
Illustration of road with fence on either side and hills and trees with house in background and border of flowers
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Wild Honey
George Hamilton, Harry Tobias, and Neil Moret
Photograph of Frances Langford; Background illustration of rose petals, bubbles, and orange waves
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Will I go to heaven when I die?
Quirk
African American man hiding a chicken behind his back as he talks with a preacher / Jenkins ; inset photo of Quirk and Rose.
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Willow Weep For Me
Ann Ronell
Photograph of Irene Taylor; Illustration of willow trees in background
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Will The Angels Guard My Daddy Over There?
Frank Henri Klickmann
Photograph of a mother and daughter
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Will Ya Huh
Roy Turk, Jack Smith, and Maceo Pinkard
Illustration of woman sitting in circle surrounded by rectangles with circles in each corner of cover; Photograph of Evangeline and Kathleen Murray
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Will You Buy A Little Violet
José Padilla
Photograph of Hal Munro; Illustration of violet flowers in background
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Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May
Ernest R. Ball
Picture of the Americus Quartette group
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Will You Remember Me
Henry W. Santly and Harry Richman
Photograph of Harry Richman; Background illustration of man and woman walking by trees and bushes at night
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Will You Say To My Dear Mammy
M. C. Thornton
Illustration of two women looking a a photograph of a soldier
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Will You Wait In The Valley For Me
Johnny Burke
Illustration of farm house in oval; Photograph of Ruth Etting
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Winchester Cathedral
Geoff Stephhens
Photograph of Geoff Stephen's New Vaudeville Band; Background of striped illustration
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Winter Garden Girl
Bobby Jones
Photograph of man wearing top hat and woman in dress dancing with green border
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Winter Wonderland
Félix Bernard
Illustration of house covered in snow with men and women ice skating and snow skiing
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Wishing For You
Mildred White Wallace
Portrait of woman; Illustration of wishbone surrounding lyricist and composer's names
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Wish Me Good Luck On My Journey
W. R. Williams
Photograph of Ida Gladstone; Illustration of various scenes
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With a Banjo on My Knee
Jimmy McHugh
Photo of couple smiling; illustration of banjo; photo of two men in hats
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Withered Roses
Charlie Garland, Larry Shay, and Haven Gillespie
Illustration of roses in a column; Photograph of Guy Lombardo
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With Louise On Lake Louise
Larry Stock
Photograph of Ethel Shutta and George Olsen; Background of lake, trees, and mountains during night
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With love In My Heart
Sam Prager and Marty Quinto
Illustration of sunset at lake with couple watching sky; Photograph of Gene and Glenn
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With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
Illustration of orchestra; star-shaped photos of three men and two women
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With My Guitar And You
Mort Harry and Edward Heyman
Photograph of man playing guitar to woman on trapeze bar
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Without a wedding ring
Charles Kassell Harris
Photo of a Victorian woman sitting on the floor, crying / Scott & Van Altena.
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Without a Word of Warning
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
Photo of man playing guitar with woman leaning on shoulder watching
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Without Thee
Otto M. Heinzman
Portrait of Miss Jeannette Lowrie on the left side; Woman using an umbrella to draw hearts on the ground
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Without You
Osvaldo Farrés
Photo of man and woman smiling and man with mouth wide open surrounded by illustration of cartoon characters
