“Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold”
date: label: publishing date
content: 1911
name: label: composer
content: Ball, Ernest R.
label: lyricist
content: Graff, Jr., George
label: publisher
content: M. Witmark & Sons
notes: label: Description
content: This sheet music is for the song “Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold.” The song’s lyrics were written by George Graff Jr., and the music was composed by Ernest R. Ball. The sheet music was published by M. Witmark and Sons of New York City in 1911. The sheet music has a plain white cover with plain black lettering, and the song’s lyrics are typical of a love song written during this period.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Sheet Music
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0313.19
label: accession number
content: 1983.0313
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0313.19
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sheet music
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm