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Title
Sweet Antoinette
Additional title: Sweet Antoinette! the brightest star, within my heart, indeed you are. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Within my heart a secret lies, a secret that I long to tell. [first line]
Names
Deagon, Arthur, approximately 1873-1927 (Singer)
French, Byron E. (Dedicatee)
Gray, William Benson (Lyricist)
Gray, William Benson (Composer)
Gardner, J. E. (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1894

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: W.B. Gray & Co. ; Howard & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Love songs
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Page 7 contains an advertisement for Pease pianos.
Content: Cover includes photograph of J. E. Gardner.
Content: Dedication above caption title: To Byron E. French, New York City, N. Y.
Content: On cover: Arthur Deagon's great success.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Wm. B. Gray.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c2e7d300-c58f-012f-14dc-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

  • 1873: Creator Born
  • 1894: Issued
  • 1927: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sweet Antoinette" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-06f2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sweet Antoinette" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-06f2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Sweet Antoinette Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-06f2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Sweet Antoinette