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Toll the Bell Mournfully
- Creator:
- Lee & Walker, C. Everest
- Location:
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0201
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Sheet Music
Description
This is a piece of sheet music for the song, “Toll the Bell Mournfully.” The cover is plain with a decorative frame at the center. The title is printed near the top in black lettering with an oval illustration of Abraham Lincoln between the lettering. A stanza from the song is printed below the lettering. “Written and composed on the death of President Abraham Lincoln” is printed below the paragraph. 1 score (5 p.) For voice and piano. First line: Toll the bell mournfully, toll the bell slow. First line of chorus: Toll the bell mournfully, toll the bell slow. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.