The Titanic is doomed and sinking

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G00C129_001

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Title

The Titanic is doomed and sinking

Collection

Names

Lynch, Owen (Lyricist)
Farrell, William H. (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1912
Place: New York
Publisher: Mozart Music Library

Library Location

Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 00-367

Subjects

Songs
Titanic (Steamship)

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: First line of chorus: When the stormy winds are blowing.
Content: First line of text: There's that dreary month of April.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Additional verses printed on p. 5.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (3 p.) : ill. ; 34 cm.
Edges torn; center seam repaired with tape.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-C129
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14693439
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 68628d10-c642-012f-24e6-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Notated Music

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The Titanic is doomed and sinking" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68628d10-c642-012f-24e6-58d385a7bc34

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