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Motor king song words by Jack Drislane ; music by Henry Frantzen

Catalog Data

Author:
Frantzen, Heinrich 1880-1953  Search this
Clement, Maud  Search this
Drislane, Jack  Search this
Pfeiffer, E. H  Search this
Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI  Search this
Subject:
Clement, Maud  Search this
Drislane, Jack  Search this
Frantzen, Heinrich 1880-1953  Search this
Frantzen, Henry  Search this
Physical description:
1 score (7 pages) 35 cm
Type:
Songs and music
Portraits
Advertisements
Notated music
Scores
Sheet music covers
Sheet music
Place:
United States
Date:
1910
1901-1910
1910-1920
Notes:
"A vocal arrangement of this famous march and two-step"
For voice and piano; originally for piano
Illustrated title page shows a race between a man piloting a biplane, a man driving a woman in an automobile, a man riding a motorcycle, and a man in a motorboat. A crown is in the upper right corner, and it includes cameo portraits of Maud Clement, lyricist Jack Drislane and composer Henry Frantzen. Signed "E.H. Pfeiffer, N.Y"
Publisher's advertisement on verso of title page has incipits for "Three big song successes!": You taught me how to love you / words by Jack Drislane ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. Cupid's I.O.U. ; Sometime in springtime / words by Jack Drislane & Alfred Bryan ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. Advertisement at bottom of page 3: "Little Tunes for little folks Nos. 1 & 2 these folios contain 11 Complete easy Classics in grades 2 and 3 with foreign fingering. Advertisement at bottom of page 4 for Haviland's dance folios for piano solo Nos. 1-8. Advertisement at bottom of page 5 for Haviland's free new catalogue. Advertisement on verso of page 7 has title page and first page of music (reduced) for piano music: Society swing : characteristic march & two-step / by Henry Frantzen. Morse's new barn dance / Theodore Morse
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NASMRB copy mq1688023 has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries Adopt-a-Book program. Adopted by Barbara Sporer Filipac in memory of Joseph Filipac and Eva Sporer Filipac on December 9, 2022.
Topic:
Air pilots  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airplanes--Songs and music  Search this
Automobile drivers  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Automobiles--Songs and music  Search this
Dance music  Search this
Marches (Voice with piano)  Search this
Marches (Voice with piano), Arranged  Search this
Motorsports  Search this
Popular music  Search this
Racing  Search this
Songs with piano, Arranged  Search this
Automobile driving  Search this
Biplanes  Search this
Crowns  Search this
Motorboats  Search this
Motorcycles  Search this
Motorcyclists  Search this
Passengers  Search this
American  Search this
Call number:
M1 .B4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_982244