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Original 1912 Titanic disaster sheet music titled “Just As the Ship Went Down,” with words by Edith Maida Lessing and music by Bernie Adler and Sidney Gibson, published by Harold Rossiter Music Company of Chicago.Written and published in 1912, the song directly references the Titanic disaster through lyrics describing a ship in a sea of ice, cracking icebergs, the order of “Women first,” wireless reports of the tragedy, lifeboats, and passengers and crew lost at sea. Contemporary archival collections classify this piece as Titanic and shipwreck-related sheet music. Features an illustrated sinking ocean liner on the front cover.Condition: Antique and heavily worn. Shows tears and splitting along edges, surface wear, spotting/toning, creasing, and old binding/reinforcement along the spine. Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition. Sold as an original historical collectible, not a reproduction.Date: 1912
Publisher: Harold Rossiter Music Company
Lyricist: Edith Maida Lessing
Music: Bernie Adler & Sidney Gibson
Subject: RMS Titanic / shipwreck / maritime historyMeasures 10.25x13.75
