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

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Sheet music, 1909.

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Title
Falling star
Additional title: Ziegfeld follies of 1909.
Additional title: Ziegfeld follies. Falling star. Vocal score.
Names
Bayes, Nora, 1880-1928 (Composer)
Norworth, Jack, 1879-1959 (Lyricist)
De Takacs, André C. (Illustrator)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1909.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1909
Place: New York
Publisher: J.H. Remick
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Ziegfeld follies, 1909)
Topics
Bayes, Nora, 1880-1928
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Content: Cameo portrait of Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth on cover, lower right corner.
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover illustrated by De Takacs.
Content: First line of chorus: Oh, you star, falling star.
Content: First line of text: 'Twas summer time, the night was fine.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: As featured in F. Ziegfeld Jr's revue 'Follies of 1909 at the 'Jardin de Paris' atop the New York Theatre"--Cover, lower left corner.
Statement of responsibility: [words and music by] Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth.
Date: Copyright date: 1909
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (3 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Center seam torn; edges frayed and torn.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C826
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14676432
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c43293d0-c5fe-012f-ca35-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1880: Creator Born
  • 1909: Issued
  • 1928: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Falling star" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1909. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cf54-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Falling star" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cf54-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1909). Falling star Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cf54-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Falling star