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Title
When the sweetheart you love is true
Additional title: How fair all seems in this weary world when love sits aloft to smile. [first line]
Additional title: That the sweetheart you love is true! [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Venus. When the sweetheart you love is true. [uniform title]
Names
D’Arville, Camille (Singer)
Kerker, Gustave, 1857-1923 (Composer)
Byrne, Charles Alfred, 1848-1909 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1893

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Place: New York
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: As sung by CFamille D'Arville at the Park Tehatre, Boston in Rice's production of the fantastic comic opera Venus.
Content: Cover contains photograph of Camille D'Arville.
Statement of responsibility: libretto by C.A. Byrne and Louis Harrison ; music by Gustave Kerker.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): edfdd860-c58e-012f-bbcd-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

  • 1893: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When the sweetheart you love is true" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-f47e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When the sweetheart you love is true" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-f47e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). When the sweetheart you love is true Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-f47e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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When the sweetheart you love is true