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Title
Zamona
Additional title: Oh! come out mah love, I'm a-waitin' foh you heah. [first line of song]
Additional title: Oh! come to me love, I'm waitin' foh you. [first line of chorus]
Names
Ryan, Elsa (Singer)
Loraine, William, 1869- (Composer)
Ranken, Frederic (Lyricist)
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
African American men
Serenading
Musicals
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Introduced with great success by Elsa Ryan in Pixley & Luder's new musical comedy King Dodo; cover includes photograph of Elsa Ryan.
Content: Summary: Using stereotyped language, an African American man serenades Zamona, an African American woman, inviting her to come down and meet him.
Content: Descriptive subtitle on cover: Novelty song with dance.
Content: Includes 16 bars of instrumental music (labeled banjoy) preceeding vocal part, presumably intended for dance music.
Statement of responsibility: words by Frederic Ranken ; music by William Loraine
Date: Copyright date: 1901
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 33 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): 84406da0-c599-012f-48ce-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

  • 1901: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Zamona" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9800e973-3d79-1298-e040-e00a18066bc6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Zamona" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9800e973-3d79-1298-e040-e00a18066bc6

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). Zamona Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9800e973-3d79-1298-e040-e00a18066bc6

Wikipedia Citation

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Zamona