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Title
When I hear a syncopated tune
Additional title: Ziegfeld follies of 1918.
Additional title: Ziegfeld follies. When I hear a syncopated tune. Vocal score.
Names
Buck, Gene (Lyricist)
Hirsch, Louis A. (Louis Achille), 1881-1924 (Composer)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1918.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1918
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Ziegfeld follies, 1918)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Edges worn and eroded.
Content: F. Ziegfeld Jr's Ziegfeld Follies 1918--Cover.
Content: First line of refrain: When I hear a syncopated tune.
Content: First line of text: I'm not a critic but I must confess.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: lyric by Gene Buck ; music by Lousi A. Hirsch.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C410
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14535720
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5052d500-c5ff-012f-6b35-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1918: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When I hear a syncopated tune" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1918. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-51f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When I hear a syncopated tune" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-51f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1918). When I hear a syncopated tune Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-51f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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When I hear a syncopated tune