“Bingen on the Rhine”

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Description (Brief):

This sheet music is for the song “Bingen on the Rhine” that was written by Alfred Bryan and composed by Herman Paley. The sheet music was published by the Paley Music Company in 1914. The pale blue cover features a few different images of crests, with an inset illustration of a castle in the town of Bingen on the Rhine. The cover illustration was initialed by JH. This song was a ballad that told the story of a dying soldier recalling the life he left behind in Bingen on the Rhine.

Date Made: 1914

Publisher: Paley Music Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1983.0424.025Accession Number: 1983.0424Catalog Number: 1983.0424.025

Object Name: sheet music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f13c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_670839

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