We have MIDIs for all of Irving Berlin’s songs. Here are some we are working on.
Drinking Song 1932
Dear Old Crinoline Days 1932
I Don’t Want To Be Married 1932
Majestic Sails at Midnight 1933
To Be or Not To Be 1933
Albert Von Tilzer checklist
Here is a great composer who had a delightful style. This is a working file of his songs in progress (below). Sources are given for some of the songs.
1910
When We’re Married, We Will Live On Love
1911
Mister Music Master Play That Rag Some Faster
‘Tain’t No Harm
Free sheet music
Can you imagine having a collection of hundreds or even thousands of songs? It will happen over time if you set an intention and use the ideas below.
Continue reading “Free sheet music”Charles K. Harris autobiography
After the Ball was composed by Chas. K. Harris in 1892. Born in 1867, he was an important figure in the development of song marketing and sheet music sales. In 1926 he wrote his autobiography which you can read here:
https://archive.org/details/afterballfortyye00harr
Listen to him talk and sing here:
Read ‘Em and Weep: the songs you forgot to remember
A 1945 book written by Sigmund Spaeth. A Treasury of American Songs — Some Sad, More Merry, Some Sentimental; with a Wealth of Amiable Anecdote, Comment and Fascinating Folk-Lore — a Flavorful Feast of Melodious Music. Foreword by Richard Rodgers.
Check out this interesting book for free here:
https://archive.org/details/reademweep0000sigm/page/n9/mode/2up
Other books by Sigmund Spaeth:
Barber Shop Ballads
Milton’s Knowledge of Music
The Common Sense of Music
Words and Music