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Tell me a bedtime story

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

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Sheet music, 1923

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Title
Tell me a bedtime story
Additional title: Music box revue. Tell me a bedtime story. Vocal score.
Names
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 (Composer)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1923

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1923
Place: New York
Publisher: I. Berlin
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Music box revue, 1923)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Center seam repaired with tape; edges worn.
Content: First line of chorus: Tell me a bedtime story.
Content: First line of text: Pretty little Flo sitting with her beau.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Rose symbol on cover.
Content: Sam H. Harris presents Irving Berlin's third annual Music Box Revue 1923-24--Cover.
Content: Staged by Hassard Short--Cover.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Irving Berlin.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (3 p.) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C342
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14533187
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 05ee7bf0-c600-012f-cab0-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1888: Creator Born
  • 1923: Created
  • 1989: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Tell me a bedtime story" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1923. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70cc8c23-b3dc-477b-e040-e00a1806027c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Tell me a bedtime story" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70cc8c23-b3dc-477b-e040-e00a1806027c

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1923). Tell me a bedtime story Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70cc8c23-b3dc-477b-e040-e00a1806027c

Wikipedia Citation

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Tell me a bedtime story