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Title: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Hackstaple on Sunday 23 February 20 18:24 GMT (UK)
I am looking for an old piece of sheet music called "Your King & Country Need You More Than I do" by Stanley V. Murrill. This would have been published between 1913 and 1916. The composer was my maternal grandfather who was killed in France November 1917.

I would pay any reasonable price for this. I would not consider £50 too much to pay.

I have a poor photocopy from the British Library.
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Sunday 23 February 20 18:43 GMT (UK)
14 years and still no luck.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=119772.0


A slight bit of inflation.

Hope you find a copy soon.

Malky
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: mckha489 on Sunday 23 February 20 19:21 GMT (UK)
I imagine you’ve seen this thesis, but incase not

https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346/18894/31295013250724.pdf?sequence=1
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 23 February 20 22:40 GMT (UK)
I imagine you’ve seen this thesis, but incase not

https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346/18894/31295013250724.pdf?sequence=1

That is a great find...it would be a good to find a version on YouTube...when you google the title it brings up the cover of the sheet music by Alamo images with a photo of the singer Daphne De Marie    ;D

Carol
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Hackstaple on Sunday 23 February 20 23:01 GMT (UK)
Thank you all but I have long had that other information. Daphne de Marie was my grandmother or rather her stage name.

I have the entire doctoral thesis.

I just seek the original sheet music.
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: brigidmac on Sunday 23 February 20 23:19 GMT (UK)
Sheet music sometimes turns up in charity shops we can all keep our eyes open .
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 23 February 20 23:29 GMT (UK)
It might be a good idea to change the subject title to include the song title, that way if anyone googles it, it will bring them here.
Carol
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Hackstaple on Tuesday 15 February 22 20:00 GMT (UK)
I am looking for an old piece of sheet music called "Your King & Country Need You More Than I do" by Stanley V. Murrill. This would have been published between 1913 and 1916. The composer was my maternal grandfather who was killed in France November 1917.

I would pay any reasonable price for this. I would not consider £50 too much to pay.

I have a poor photocopy from the British Library.
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Dizzifish on Tuesday 15 February 22 21:34 GMT (UK)
I hope you do manage to find a copy of the actual sheet music.

But here is a framed copy of music pictures ......

https://www.mediastorehouse.com/lebrecht/king-country-need-i-do-song-12078630.html

or just the picture..... http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ran/
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Girl Guide on Tuesday 15 February 22 22:56 GMT (UK)
Have you considered the British Library?

tinyurl.com/2p9euvv3

I suggest that you contact them for further information.
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Hackstaple on Wednesday 16 February 22 10:38 GMT (UK)
Have you considered the British Library?

tinyurl.com/2p9euvv3

I suggest that you contact them for further information.

Thanks but as I said I have photocopies from the British Library of this an 3 others by my grandfather. It is the original sheet music that I am wanting.
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Hackstaple on Wednesday 16 February 22 10:40 GMT (UK)
I hope you do manage to find a copy of the actual sheet music.

But here is a framed copy of music pictures ......

https://www.mediastorehouse.com/lebrecht/king-country-need-i-do-song-12078630.html

or just the picture..... http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ran/

Very nice looking and I may just do that with the photocopies that I have. "Daphne de Marie" is my grandmother whose maiden name was Damary.
Title: Re: Old sheet music - will pay £50
Post by: Tickettyboo on Wednesday 16 February 22 15:21 GMT (UK)
Have you considered re-contacting the BL and asking if, rather than photocopying the item, they would scan it at a fairly high resolution? That may produce a more acceptable image?

Boo