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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
Whisper your mother's name
Additional title: I was sitting, one day, in a gilded café, near a window which look'd on the street. [first line]
Additional title: If you should see your sister, do not reproach or blame. [first line of chorus]
Names
Carter, Stanley (Composer)
Braisted, Harry (Lyricist)
Stewart, Belle (Singer)
Jagger, H. C. (Owner)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: New York
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Separation (Psychology)
Pride
Reconciliation
Mothers and daughters
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom right: The Zeno Mauvais Music Co., 769 Market St., [San Francisco, California].
Content: Former owner's signature on cover at top right: H. C. Jagger Jr.; handwritten date at top left: July 1st, [1899].
Content: Summary: The narrator looks on the street while sitting in a café, and sees the sad face of his or her sister and recalls mother's words telling not to reproach sister, but to tell how she's been missed and that she's still mother's daughter; the narrator apologize for wounded the sister's pride and says that Mother forgives and that she can now marry Jack.
Content: On cover: Beautiful sentimental ballad...sung with tremendous success by Belle Stewart. Cover includes a photograph of Belle Stewart.
Statement of responsibility: words by Harry Braisted ; music by Stanley Carter.
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): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): be957320-c591-012f-308c-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

  • 1896: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Whisper your mother's name" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f75c8b0-b68c-2872-e040-e00a18064a95

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Whisper your mother's name" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f75c8b0-b68c-2872-e040-e00a18064a95

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Whisper your mother's name Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f75c8b0-b68c-2872-e040-e00a18064a95

Wikipedia Citation

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Whisper your mother's name