[Handwritten Notes on Pieces of Classical Music] (open access)

[Handwritten Notes on Pieces of Classical Music]

One page of handwritten notes related to various pieces of classical music. Underneath a title about "theme and variation," the notes say "I. Beethoven; Eroica Sym, 4th move, 2 part - form - both repeats not identical - melodic, harmonic, classic school; mode same; new theme, juxtaposition of melody, rhythm is varied in the counter melody - heavier instrumentation with outstanding color in woodwinds. II. Haydn - ___ Sym - 2nd move - 2 part form with repetition of both parts - harmonic style, classic school, 4) mode same, theme same with counter melody; rhythm basically the same, instrumentation same in color, heavier." On the back is "Harmonious Blacksmith, _____, 2nd surprise, 2nd Beet 7th, 4th Eroica, 2nd Sohera -, (crossed out) Bolero -, Show how music has style & style is determined by elem, Theme & Variation form, design - use of the elements - Both help to distinguish, origin of theme & variation, Thompson Dictionary."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to WASP Museum with Music Tracks] (open access)

[Letter to WASP Museum with Music Tracks]

A letter from David J. Custis to the National WASP Museum with the music track listings of two compact discs full of World War II songs that were enclosed.
Date: May 29, 2010
Creator: Custis, David J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Without a Song

Sheet music for "Without a Song" arranged for high voice and piano with lyrics about the power of music to brighten one's day. The front cover includes Letha Edwards' name written in blue ink and a note written in pencil that says, "There's Good Blues Tonight."
Date: 194u
Creator: Rose, William; Eliscu, Edward & Youmans, Vincent
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The Portal to Texas History

You Always Hurt the One You Love

Sheet music for the "You Always Hurt the One You Love" arranged for voice and piano with lyrics that express the inevitability of heartbreak. The front cover includes an illustration of a young woman with her head in her hands and handwritten notes that read, "Letha Edwards, Officers Club."
Date: 1944
Creator: Roberts, Allan & Fisher, Doris
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Song Lyrics #6] (open access)

[WASP Song Lyrics #6]

Lyrics for songs related to the Women Service Airforce Pilots. The songs do not have titles, with the exception of The Army Air Corps.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Song Lyrics #1] (open access)

[WASP Song Lyrics #1]

Lyrics for songs related to the Women Service Airforce Pilots. The songs included are: Dedication Song; Buckle Down, Fifinella, Buckle Down; I'm a Flying Wreck; The Gay Desperado; It Happens Every Time; The Army Air Corps; Rugged But Right; and the WASP Song, along with several others without names.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Song Lyrics #2] (open access)

[WASP Song Lyrics #2]

Lyrics for songs related to the Women Service Airforce Pilots. The songs included are: Daring Young Gals; Hazie Masie; "Gee Mom I Want To Go Home"; Hurrah For The Red, White, and Blue. There is text on both sides of the page. There are also several hand-sketched doodles on both sides.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Song Lyrics #3] (open access)

[WASP Song Lyrics #3]

Lyrics for songs related to the Women Service Airforce Pilots. The songs included are: The Cassons; Tramp, Tramp, Tramp; Flying Trapeze
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Song Lyrics #4] (open access)

[WASP Song Lyrics #4]

Lyrics for songs related to the Women Service Airforce Pilots. The songs included are: Gee Mom! I Want To Go Home; Wash Out Dirge; and an additional song without a title.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Song Lyrics #5] (open access)

[WASP Song Lyrics #5]

Lyrics for songs related to the Women Service Airforce Pilots. The songs included are: Zoot Suits and Parachutes; Yankee Doodle Pilots; Flight Polka; Hazy Mazy; Farewell to W-5; Just a Flying Wreck; and Gee Mom! I Want To Go Home. Songs are printed on both sides of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remember?? (open access)

Remember??

A compilation of WASP songs that include: Zoot Suits and Parachutes, Gee Mom! I Want to Go Home, Just A Flying Wreck, Yankee Doodle Pilots, Flight Polka, and Hazy Mazy. This compilation is titled "Remember??"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Song Lyrics for Dedicated to the WASP--God Bless 'Em] (open access)

[Song Lyrics for Dedicated to the WASP--God Bless 'Em]

A song written by Frances "Frankie" B. McInerney Warms dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, inspired by her own WASP class of 43-W-8. It praises the WASPs for their service, and it includes a "Post Script" for 1977 celebrating the WASP's recent recognition by the United States government. The back of the second page contains several groups of numbers written in pencil: "1014" and "471-8680."
Date: 1977
Creator: Warms, Frances B. McInerney
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Playing Zither]

Photograph of an unidentified (possibly blind) man sitting in a chair and playing a large zither on the side of a street; next to him a white cane is resting against a column. In the background several trees and two people are partially visible.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Men in Russian Dress]

Photograph of of four unidentified men onstage wearing traditional Russian dress, consisting of white embroidered shirts, colorful pantaloons, and fur hats. Two of the men are holding stringed instruments and all of them appear to be singing. Behind them embroidered white banners are visible hanging from a yellow curtain.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Old Refrain

Sheet music for the "The Old Refrain" arranged for medium voice and piano with lyrics that express nostalgia for childhood and days gone by. The front cover includes handwritten notes that say, "Miss Edwards, Officers Club."
Date: 1915
Creator: Kreisler, Fritz & Mattullath, Alice
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street Performer with Instrument]

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting and playing a musical instrument (possibly a lyre or harp) while a crowd of people stand in the street and watch. Several of the people in the crowd are holding cameras or taking pictures and in the background rows of trees and a metal and brick wall line the street.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church Nave with Natural Rock Walls]

Photograph of a church nave with natural rock walls. There is an organ in the center of the wall and wooden pews in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women Playing Trumpets]

Photograph of two unidentified young women wearing short-sleeved blouses playing trumpets outside in the dark with a building partially visible in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Syllabus of Outlines and Materials for Introduction to Musical Literature] (open access)

[Syllabus of Outlines and Materials for Introduction to Musical Literature]

Syllabus of outlines and materials for Introduction to Musical Literature from 1941. Syllabus includes General Instructions for use of Analytical and Descriptive Charts of Symphonies, overtures and other forms of music.
Date: 1941
Creator: Moore, Earl V. & McGeoch, Glenn
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wagon With Tokai Drum]

Photograph of a wagon with a tokai drum, on a street most likely in Japan.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wind Ensemble at Banquet]

Photograph of several people sitting at banquet tables with flowers with a large wind ensemble sitting in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Russian Dancer and Musicians]

Photograph of five performers on stage wearing traditional Russian dress consisting of peasant shirts and colorful pants or skirts; four men are standing or sitting in the back playing musical instruments and a woman with a wreath on her head is dancing. Behind them white embroidered banners and a wreath are hanging on a yellow curtain.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Singing at USO Show]

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a red sequined gown, who appears to be singing into a microphone at a USO show; she is standing on a stage with a red and white banner, the U.S. seal, and several signs related to the U.S. military behind her. On the right a man wearing a naval uniform can be seen on the side of the stage and there are several people in the foreground watching the stage.
Date: 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Army Air Corps Songs (open access)

Army Air Corps Songs

Lyrics for Army Air Corps songs, including The Army Air Corps Song, The Gay Desperado, Rugged But Right, Zoot-Suits and Parachutes, and Do You Have Your Wings?
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History