John K. Neill Collection, 1971-1986
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- Collection Overview
- Scope and Contents
- Biographical Note
- Access Information
- Administrative Information
- Detailed Description
- Box & Folder Listing
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Collection Overview
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John K. Neill Collection, 1971-1986![]() |
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ID: | 06/ 011 |
Primary Creator: | Neill, John K. (John Kenneth), 1914- |
Extent: | 4.0 Boxes |
Arrangement: | Musical arrangements are organized by category: spiral bound collections, women's vocal arrangements, mixed-voice vocal arrangements, standards and popular tunes, and Christmas carols and other hymns. The vocal arrangements are in alphabetical order by title, while the standards and popular tunes are in their original order as indicated by Neill. |
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Languages: | English |
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection consists of four boxes, which primarily contain various arrangements by John Neill. Also present are a small amount of set lists, performance programs, and promotional materials. The music consists primarily of "American songbook" tunes and some selections of sacred music.Biographical Note
John Kenneth Neill was born on June 14, 1914 in Mound City, Missouri. His family later relocated to Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He was hired as an arranger by Lawrence Welk while performing as a pianist in an Omaha nightclub, his biographies credit him with a role in the crafting of Welk's theme song, "Bubbles in the Wine" Neill worked for Welk from 1937 to 1940, and served as a sergeant in the 12th Armored Division of the U.S. Army during the Second World War, earning the Bronze Star. After the war, Neill formed his own band, residing in Denver and performing around Colorado. He also performed extensively as an organist in a duo with his wife, Lois Mills Neill. In later years, he relocated to Denton, Texas, where he died on January 8, 2004.
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Access Information
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Repository: | Music Library |
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Finding Aid Revision History: | Box 4 added September 16, 2019. |
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Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1
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Spiral-bound copies: at least 29 volumes, many multiple copies, of photocopied arrangements by Neill. This box: Vol. I-XV.Barcode: 22700 -
Box 2
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Barcode: 22704-
Item 1: Photocopied arrangements by Neill, Vol. XVI-XXIX., 1971
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Item 2: Worman, Walter Elliot. Self-sustained non-linear oscillations of medium amplitude in clarinet-like systems.
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Cleveland, OH: Case Western Reserve University Dept. of Physics.
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Box 3
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Barcode: 22568-
Folder 1
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Set lists and programs. -
Folder 2
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Song lists, promotional materials, miscellaneous. -
Folder 3
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Women's vocal arrangements, A-I.-
Item 1: April Showers
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SSAC, Soprano 1, 2, Alto, Contralto, piano: score (original, 3 copies), parts (originals, 1 set of copies), piano acc. (original, 1 copy). -
Item 2: But Beautiful
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SSAA, piano: score. -
Item 3: Chopin C-Minor Prelude
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SSAC, piano: score of vocal parts (original, 3 copies), parts (originals, 2 sets of copies, piano (2 copies only). -
Item 4: I Believe
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SSAA, piano: score
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Folder 4
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Women's vocal arrangements, L-P.-
Item 1: Lord, I Will Ever Love Thee
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SAA, piano: score -
Item 2: Lord, I Will Ever Love Thee
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SAA, organ, piano: score, 4 copies; voice part score (photocopy only) -
Item 3: The Man I Love
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SSAA, piano: score. -
Item 4: Mood Indigo
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Item 5: Moon Country
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Item 6: Moonlight and Roses
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SSAA, piano: score (2 original, 2 copies). -
Item 7: Nagasaki
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SSAA, piano: score. -
Item 8: Penthouse Serenade
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SSAA, piano: score
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Folder 5
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Women's vocal arrangements, R-Y.-
Item 1: Ragtime Cowboy Joe
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SSAC, piano: 5 photocopies of score, original intro section ("to page 1"). -
Item 2: Sometimes I'm Happy
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SSAA, piano. -
Item 3: This Can't Be Love
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SSAA, piano: score. -
Item 4: Tuxedo Junction
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SSAA, piano: score. -
Item 5: Yellow Bird
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SSAA, piano: score. -
Item 6: Yesterday
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SSAA, piano: score
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Folder 6
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Mixed-voice vocal arrangements, A-C.-
Item 1: All the Things You Are
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SATB, piano: score (1 full copy, 1 missing page 1). -
Item 2: April Showers
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SATB, piano. -
Item 3: Chopin Prelude
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SATB, piano.
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Folder 7
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Mixed-voice vocal arrangements, L. Ordered from greatest to least number of instruments per arrangement.-
Item 1: Lord, I Will Ever Love Thee, 1986
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SATB, piano, organ, oboe): 2 photocopies. -
Item 2: Lord I Will Ever Love Thee, 1985
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SATB, piano, organ, 1985: score (1 original, 9 photocopies). -
Item 3: Lord, I Will Ever Love Thee, 1984
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SATB, piano, organ. -
Item 4: Lord, I Will Ever Love Thee, 1983
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Piano part (9 photocopies) - one part found included with 1984 piano/organ score -
Item 5: Lord, I Will Ever Love Thee, undated
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SATB, piano, organ: original score.
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Folder 8
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Mixed-voice vocal arrangements, M-W.-
Item 1: Moonlight and Roses
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SATB, piano: score -
Item 2: Our Waltz
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Item 3: Ragtime Cowboy Joe
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Item 4: Ragtime Cowboy Joe
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Unidentified voices, sketch/draft: score. -
Item 5: Wagon Wheels
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SATB, piano: score.
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Folder 9
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Arrangements: Standards and popular tunes, 1-20.-
Item 1: You Light Up My Life
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Piano. -
Item 2: [Don't It Make My] Brown Eyes Blue
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Piano. -
Item 3: Caravan
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Piano. -
Item 4: Tie A Yellow Ribbon
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Piano. -
Item 5: Far Away Places
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Piano. -
Item 6: San Antonio Rose
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Piano. -
Item 7: Sweet Sixteen
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Piano. -
Item 8: Medley
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Piano. -
Item 9: Love Theme ("music by J.K. Neill")
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Piano. -
Item 10: Old Cape Cod
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Piano. -
Item 11: Rock-A-Bye Your Baby
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Piano. -
Item 12: Love Me Tender
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Organ and piano. -
Item 13: Medley (Swingin' Down the Lane, The Sweehearts on Parade, Walkin' My Baby Back Home)
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Item 14: After the Lovin'
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Item 15: Spring Medley
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Piano. -
Item 16: American Medley
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Item 17: Satin Doll
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Item 18: Misty
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Item 19: Love Boat
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Item 20: New York, New York
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Organ and piano.
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Arrangements: Standards and popular tunes, 21-38.-
Item 1: The Best Things in Life Are Free
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Item 2: The Rainbow Connection
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Item 3: Blue Gown Medley [Alice Blue Gown]
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Item 4: Moonlight Bay Medley (Moonlight Bay, For Me and My Gal, Sleepy Time Gal)
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Item 5: My Funny Valentine
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Item 6: You Want to Make Love?
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Item 7: The Song is You
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Item 8: Somewhere My Love
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Item 9: Just a Song at Twilight
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Item 10: Anniversary Song
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Item 11: Somewhere in Old Wyoming
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Item 12: Ragtime Cowboy Joe
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Item 13: Moon River
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Item 14: Red Wing
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Item 15: Du, Du
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Item 16: Sound of Music Medley
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Item 17: Angry
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Item 18: Glow Worm
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Organ and piano.
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Folder 11
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Arrangements: Standards and popular tunes, 39-52.-
Item 1: The Best Things in Life Are Free
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Item 2: Stairway to the Stars
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Item 3: Skaters' Waltz
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Item 4: Moon of Manakoora
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Item 5: Love Medley
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Item 6: 'S Wondeful
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Piano. -
Item 7: Tea for Two
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Piano. -
Item 8: Donkey Serenade
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Item 9: Please Release Me
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Organ (p. 2 only) and piano. -
Item 10: Hello Dolly
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Item 11: Shanty in Old Shanty Town
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Item 12: Spanish Eyes
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Item 13: Tennessee Waltz
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Item 14: It Had to Be You
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Item 15: Sweet and Low
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Organ.
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Folder 12
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Arrangements: Christmas carols and other hymns.-
Item 1: O Christmas Tree
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Item 2: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
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Item 3: Good King Wenceslas
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Item 4: Deck the Halls
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Item 5: The Christmas Song
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Item 6: Away in a Manger
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Item 7: Here Comes Santa Claus
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Item 8: Jingle Bells
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Item 9: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
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Item 10: Joy to the World
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Item 11: O Come, All Ye Faithful
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Item 12: O Little Town of Bethlehem
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Item 13: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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Item 14: I'll Be Home for Christmas
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Item 15: Silent Night
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Item 16: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
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Item 17: Winter Wonderland
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Item 18: Silver Bells
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Item 19: White Christmas
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Item 20: What Child Is This
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Item 21: We Three Kings
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Item 22: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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Item 23: Toyland
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Item 24: O Holy Night
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Item 25: Hymn Medley (The Old Rugged Cross, In the Garden, Church in the Wildwood)
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Item 26: How Great Thou Art
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Item 27: It Is No Secret
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Item 28: The Love of God
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Sketch.
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Box 4
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Arrangements for organ unless otherwise noted.Barcode: 723270-
Folder 1: Rodeheaver hymnal pages, 1913
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When We All Get to Heaven (36), In the Garden (37), The Old Rugged Cross (38), What If It Were Today? (39). In the Garden and The Old Rugged Cross were facing outward in a discarded plastic sleeve. A second plastic sleeve has "Amazing Grace," "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," and "Dwelling in Beulah Land" cut out and pasted onto black paper. -
Folder 2: Ivory Palaces, 1973 June 14
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Folder 3: You Light Up My Life
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Folder 4: Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
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Folder 5: Caravan
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Folder 6: Tie a Yellow Ribbon, 1980
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Folder 7: Far Away Places, 1980
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Folder 8: San Antonio Rose
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Folder 9: Sweet Sixteen
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Folder 10: Medley ("Young Maggie")
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Folder 11: Love Theme
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Folder 12: Old Cape Cod
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Folder 13: Rock-A-Bye Your Baby
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Folder 14: Spring Medley
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Folder 15: Spring Medley
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Folder 16: Glow Worm
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Folder 17: Christmas Medley
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Folder 18: Stairway to the Stars
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Folder 19: The Skaters' Waltz
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Folder 20: Moon of Manakoora
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Folder 21: Love Medley
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Folder 22: S Wonderful
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Folder 23: Tea for Two
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Folder 24: Donkey Serenade
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Folder 25: Please Release Me
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Folder 26: It Had To Be You
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Folder 27: Christmas Carols
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Mainly single-page arrangements, for piano.-
Item 1: O Christmas Tree
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Item 2: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
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Item 3: Deck the Halls
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Item 4: The Christmas Song
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Item 5: Away in a Manger
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Item 6: Here Comes Santa Claus
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Item 7: Jingle Bells
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Item 8: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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Item 9: Joy to the World
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Item 10: O Come, All Ye Faithful
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Item 11: O Little Town of Bethlehem
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Item 12: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
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Item 13: I'll Be Home for Christmas
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Item 14: Silent Night
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Item 15: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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Item 16: Winter Wonderland
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Item 17: Silver Bells
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Item 18: White Christmas
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Item 19: What Child Is This
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Item 20: We Three Kings
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Item 21: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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Item 22: Toyland
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Item 23: O Holy Night
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Folder 28: Easy to Love
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Folder 29: Song of Songs, 1981
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Folder 30: Waltz Medley, 1981
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Folder 31: When I Fall in Love, 1981
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Folder 32: You And I, 1981
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Folder 33: When They Ring the Golden Bells, 1981
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Folder 34: When They Ring the Golden Bells, 1981
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Folder 35: How Great Thou Art
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Folder 36: It Is No Secret
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