UPATE: Going through sheet music

[Marthe48]

Last edited Sun Apr 21, 2024, 11:55 AM - Edit history (1)

I have a vintage booth. I had a box of old sheet music in my basement, so I thought I'd put some of the music in my booth. I have a 1928 copy of a song called Mother Mine, adapted from Dvorak's New World Symphony by Maurice Arnold. I wanted to listen to it, to see if the melody sounded familiar. My grandkids were playing classical music in their school concert and I learned that the melody for How Gentle is the Rain is from Bach's Minuet in G. I can't find a recording of Mother Mine online, but I found information about Maurice Arnold, and his work. The song Mother Mine and Mr. Arnold were important at the time.

The sheet music has a stamp on it that says:
Property of Willard Storage Battery Co
Station WTAM
Cleveland, Ohio

Reference Copy

There is a fainter stamp that says:
(property of) WTAM and WEAR
1100 Chester Ave. Cleveland, Ohio

Now that I can't find a recording of the song, I wonder if anyone else can? Thank you!

UPDATE: I found a web site that offers free musical scores. I scanned the sheet music Mother Mine and sent it to the site. I haven't had any luck finding a value for this sheet music, so I will hang on to the original for awhile longer. If anyone is interested in looking for sheet music, here is a link to the song I donated on the site. There are navigation buttons if you want to look : https://www.free-scores.com/sheetmusic?p=abWqmBVt2D

[msongs]

1. u could try this one called mother of mine. it sounds very european classical

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[msongs]

2. oops further research shows this is not the one. written in 1972..was a huge hit for the kid. here is the story of that.

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[Marthe48]

3. All of the responses I got on my first try were Mother of Mine

I've heard of that song, and I don't think it is the one I'm looking for.

Here is some history of the song I read last night.
https://www.dvoraknyc.org/the-premiere-of-dvoraks-symphony


I looked for Goin' Home and found this recording by Paul Robeson:

Thanks for your help and interest