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Title
The sheik of Araby : song
Additional title: Make it snappy. Sheik of Araby. Vocal score.
Names
Smith, Harry B. (Harry Bache), 1860-1936 (Lyricist)
Wheeler, Francis (Lyricist)
Snyder, Ted, 1881-1965 (Composer)
Collection

Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)

Sheet music, 1921.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1921
Place: New York
Publisher: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Make it snappy, 1922)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover photograph of singer Eddie Cantor.
Content: First line of text: Over the desert wild and free.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Song from the revue Make it Snappy.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words by Harry B. Smith and Francis Wheeler ; music by Ted Snyder.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (5 p.) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-C56
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14527892
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a4a5ad60-c5ff-012f-7eb3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Creator Born
  • 1921: Created
  • 1936: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The sheik of Araby : song" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1921. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4fea-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The sheik of Araby : song" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4fea-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1921). The sheik of Araby : song Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4fea-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The sheik of Araby : song