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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Brave Men Behold Your Fallen Chief
Joseph Philbrick Webster
Illustration of soldiers with flag near memorial
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Brazil
Ary Barroso
Illustration of high hills and boats in ocean and buildings; cartoon duck and parrot dressed up smoking cigar
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Braziliana
Harold Bailey Dixon
Illustration of palm trees, body of water, and some snow topped mountains
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Brazilian Maxixe
Ernesto Nazareth
Illustration of sombrero, palm leaf, music shaker, and many other items
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Breakaway
Archie Gottler, Con Conrad, and Sidney D. Mitchell
Headshots of various women set inside illustrations of musical notes
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Breakfast in My Bed on Sunday Mornin'
Sir Harry Lauder
Illustration of five men in various types of clothing.
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Break The News To Mother
Charles Kassell Harris
At the bottom men are in battle and in different places on the cover there are clippings of different pictures. First clipping is of a soldiers shaking hands, second clipping is of a man riding a horse and the third clipping is of a man talking to a woman who is sitting in a chair.
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Breezin' Along
Haven Gillespie, Richard A. Whiting, and Seymour Simons
Illustration of sailor steering his boat on ocean; Photograph of Geo. Olson
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Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin
Richard Wagner
Illustration of different shapes to form border around title
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Bridget O'Flynn
Robert King
Photograph of Aileen Stanley and Billy Murray; Illustration of four leaf clovers
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Bring Back, Bring Back, Bring Back The Kaiser To Me
Harry von Tilzer
A man holding another man that is supposed to be a puppet
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Bring Back My Blushing Rose
Rudolf Friml
Illustration of woman in sheer dress with ribbons looking up at bird she's holding
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Bring Back My Lovin' Man
Irving Berlin
Illustrative background design with diamonds and leaves; Photograph of Little Amy Butler
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Bring Back My Soldier Boy to Me
Frank Magine
A man on horseback; in the background is the silhouette of a battle
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Bring Back That Old Fashioned Christmas
Gene Carroll, Cal de Voll, and Glenn Rowell
Illustration of Santa Claus by chimney
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Bring Back That Old-Fashioned Waltz
Albert Hay Maylotte
Illustration of man and woman dancing; Photograph of Mary Jayne
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Bring Back the Sunshine Again
Joseph Kendrick Coons
Illustration of woman sitting by window with sun shining on her
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Bring Her Out Again
Ted Varnick, Nick Acquaviva, and Eddie Lisbona
Illustration of three women dancers
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Bringin' Home the Bacon
Frank Bannister, Van and Schenk, Lew Colwell, and Lew Colwell
Photograph of Van and Schenk
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Broadway Melody
Nacio Herb Brown
Illustrations of various women performers; inset photos of Charles King, Bessie Love, and Anita Page
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Broadway Rag
James Scott
The cover for this piece of sheet music features a black and white photograph of a crowd of formally dressed people in a ballroom decorated with paper lanterns along the ceiling in the center of the cover. The border of the cover is illustrated with paper lanterns, a paper umbrella, silhouettes of cranes, and silhouettes of two women dressed as geisha's. Sheet music for "Ragtime Nightingale" by Joseph F. Lamb precedes the sheet music for the cover title with the encouragement to "try this on your piano".
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Broadway Rose
Martin Fried and Otis Spencer
Illustration of woman looking in mirror putting on makeup
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Broken- Down Merry -Go-Round
Jimmy Wakely, Arthur Herbert, and Fred Stryker
Photograph of Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely singing; Illustration of some music notes
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Broken Dreams
Saul Crone, Nelson Chon, and Frank C. Westphal
Illustration of woman sitting outside at night with many stars in sky
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Broken Hearted Melody
Isham Jones
Illustration of woman at piano by opening to outside with water fountain, trees, and moon
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Brother Noah Gave Out Checks For Rain
Arthur Longbrake
A scene with three men playing baseball, with a crowd watching; photo inset of W.E. Browning.
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Brown Eyes
Herbie Mintz and Phillip Schwartz
Photographs of 'Sen' Kaney, Jerry Sullivan, Wilson J. Wetherbee, Herbie Mints, and Harold A. Fall
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Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes
Al Trace, Oakley Haldeman, and Jimmy Lee
Photograph of Evelyn Knight
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Bubbles in the Wine
Bob Calame, Frank Loesser, and Lawrence Welk
Illustration of different floral designs as border around title
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Budweiser's A Friend of Mine
Seymour Furth
Photograph of Dave Lewis; Illustration of flowers, vines, and masks
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Buffoon
Zez Confrey
Portrait of Henry Hall in the bottom left corner; Stars and lines along the cover diagonally
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Bumble Boogie
Jack Fina
Illustration of music note with photograph of two men's' heads as circle of note, and keys of piano
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Bumble-boogie
Jack Fina
The heads of Freddy Martin and Jack Fina serve as the notes on a musical staff.
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Bump, Bump, Bump In Your Automobile
Albert von Tilzer
Illustration of a man and a woman riding in a car. A photograph of Helen Van Buren is in the lower left.
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Bunch O'Blackberries
Abe Holzmann
Photo of African American boys; illustration of blackberries on yellow background
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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Riz Ortolani
Photograph of Gina Lollobrigida sitting in chair surrounded by photos of various men, women, and children
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Burmah Girl
Paul Alfred Rubens
Illustration of woman's face in clouds with moon, stars and Saturn in night sky
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Burning Sands
Domenico Savino
Photograph of man embracing woman; illustration of warriors holding weapons on horses
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But Beautiful
Jimmy Van Heusen
Black and white photo of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour on donkey; inset photo of Andrews Sisters
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But I Do - You Know I Do
Walter Donaldson
Illustration of mirror-like image with different designs around border
