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Title
O what's this world a coming to? : comic song and chorus / words and music by Frank Howard
Creator
Howard, Frank, 1833-1884, composer
Contributor
Howard, Frank, 1833-1884, lyricist
Whitney, W. W. (Willard W.), 1837-1923, publisher
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1867
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
For voice and piano. ; Caption title. ; "O what's this world a coming to? as sung by Lou Gifford of Skiff & Gaylord's Minstrels song and chorus by Frank Howard"-- cover. ; Illustrated title page in white and black engraving of a fine carriage with four passengers. ; "Williams, Eng. Cin." ; Advertisement for Whitney's musical guest on page [6].
Extent
1 score (5 pages, 1 unnumbered page) ; 35 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T8
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/8008
Language
English
Subject
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano
Popular music--United States--To 1901
Minstrel music
Humorous songs
Dandyism--Songs and music
Songs with piano
Materialism
Scores. (lcgft)
Minstrel music. (lcgft)
Humorous songs. (lcgft)
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's S-U
T8
14
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.

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