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Title
Your own
Additional title: Messenger boy. Your own. [uniform title]
Additional title: My love will be ever your own. [alternative title]
Additional title: The twilight is dimming and fading the sun's sinking low in the west. [first line of song]
Additional title: Your own, your own, always! forever! your own. [first line of chorus]
Names
Bratton, John W. (John Walter), 1867-1947 (Composer)
Ford, Walter H. (Lyricist)
Keller, Edgar, 1868-1932 (Cover designer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1901

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Night
Love
Musicals
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design by Edgar Keller includes a floral pattern.
Content: Summary: It is nighttime and the character is in bed describing the attributes of night; but he can only think of his love for his girlfriend.
Statement of responsibility: words by Walter H. Ford ; music by John W. Bratton
Date: Copyright date: 1901
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695015
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 81ebdce0-c599-012f-e9f7-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1867: Creator Born
  • 1901: Issued
  • 1947: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Your own" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97ffc98c-137c-a8d7-e040-e00a1806462e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Your own" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97ffc98c-137c-a8d7-e040-e00a1806462e

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). Your own Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97ffc98c-137c-a8d7-e040-e00a1806462e

Wikipedia Citation

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Your own