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MS#235: Sheet Music "If Love Were What the Rose Is"., 01/01/1920-12/31/1920

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 37
Identifier: GAMMS470.1.37

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains all material by and pertaining to Algernon Charles Swinburne. Corresponding curatorial files maintained by John Mayfield for most items are cited. Access to these files are by permission from the Manuscripts Librarian.

Dates

  • 01/01/1920-12/31/1920

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 20 Cubic Feet (40 document cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

Manuscript # 235: Printed sheet music for song entitled, "If Love Were What the Rose Is," composed by Reginald Billin (John Church Company, 1920). Words from the first and fifth stanzas of a poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne, entitled, "The Match," (published in "Poems and Ballads," (1866)). See also Curatorial File and Index Card #235.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BILLIN, REGINALD - SHEET MUSIC: "IF LOVE WERE WHAT THE ROSE IS" (1920): Printed Item

"MATCH, THE" - POEM BY SWINBURNE, ALGERNON C. - MUSIC ADAPTATION (1920: Printed Item

SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES - "MATCH, THE" - MUSIC ADAPTATION (1920): Printed Item

SHEET MUSIC - BILLIN, REGINALD: "IF LOVE WERE WHAT THE ROSE IS" 1920: Printed Item

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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