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Under the city lights

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1894

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Title
Under the city lights
Additional title: Under the lights of the city the crowds pass on. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: When the shades of night descending. [first line]
Names
Ford, Walter H. (Lyricist)
Bratton, John W. (John Walter), 1867-1947 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1894

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons ; Chas. Sheard & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
City & town life
Social classes
Irony
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustration shows a drawing of a city intersection at night; several buildings are seen at the cover and further down the block; lampposts seen in medium and far shots.
Statement of responsibility: words by Walter H. Ford ; music by John W. Bratton.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 34 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): dbdce7d0-c58f-012f-ff86-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Under the city lights" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6968b07d-9e51-6991-e040-e00a1806435c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Under the city lights" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6968b07d-9e51-6991-e040-e00a1806435c

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Under the city lights Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6968b07d-9e51-6991-e040-e00a1806435c

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6968b07d-9e51-6991-e040-e00a1806435c | title= (notated music) Under the city lights, (1894) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Under the city lights