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.

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The House at the End of the Lane

Alfred Solman

Title only
The House is Haunted

Basil G. Adlam

Photo of Jane Froman
The Humming Bird

Oscar Mayo

Title Only
The hurricane

S. Lee Alpert

lithograph of sailors on a mast watching a ship in a stormy sea.
The Hyacinth

Emma Lyon Hatch

Title with illustrations of hyacinths
The Hymns of the Old Church Choir

Alfred Solman

Illustration of church steeple
The ice palace march

E. T. Paull

Inside of a house, covered in ice.
The Ideals

Theodore F. Morse

Photograph of woman
The Ideals

Theodore F. Morse

Photograph of woman
The incandescent rag

George Botsford

letters of the title glowing as if lit up by light bulbs.
The Industrial Federation of America

H. Wakefield Smith

Small illustration of Rockaway Beach; Woman in white dress standing on cement looking upward with open curtain revealing port city
The Inquisitor

F. H. Losey

Boy and girl fishing off pier in stream with town in background
The international fox trot

Eugene Platzmann

people dancing in a ballroom.
The International Rag

Two fancy birds framing a list of Berlin's ''old time favorites'' / Barbelle.
The invitation rag

Les Copeland

photo of Les Copeland on a background by Starmer.
The Irish Colonel

Herbert H. Nelson

Title Only
The Irish Have a Great Day To-night

Victor Herbert

Illustration of castle
The Irish Tango

Ernest Breuer

Photograph of Al Jolson with shamrocks around border
The Irish Were Egyptians Long Ago

Chris Smith

Illustration of Egyptian pyramids and three leaf clovers
The Italian Theme

Clyde Hamilton

No cover art.
The Jack O'Lantern Girl

Victor Herbert

Photograph of Miss Bessie Clayton in front of Jack O'Lanterns with hats and coats
The Japanese Sandman

Illustration of Japanese lady lying on floor drinking tea
The ""Jazz"" Dance

W. Benton Overstreet

Portrait of Sophie Tucker; Men and women dancing
The jelly roll blues

Jelly Roll Morton

dancing on a huge jelly roll, a man plays the banjo and a woman plays the guitar.
The Jingle of Jungle Joe

Theodore F. Morse

Sun setting with jungle separated by river; Photograph of Jack Mahoney; Photograph of Theodore Morse; Photograph of Josephine Sabel