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Title
Mother Machree
Names
Ball, Ernest R., 1878-1927 (Composer)
De Takacs, André C. (Illustrator)
Young, Rida Johnson (Lyricist)
Olcott, Chauncey, 1858-1932 (Composer)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1910.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1910
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Barry of Ballymore, 1910)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Chauncey Olcott's song success in his new production Barry of Ballymore--Cover, printed above portrait of Olcott.
Content: First line of refrain: I love the dear silver that shines in your hair.
Content: First line of text: There's a spot in me heart.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: lyric by Rida Johnson Young ; music by Chauncey Olcott & Ernest R. Ball.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (3 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Covers separated; edges torn.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-C57
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14693506
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d0e0c1f0-c5fe-012f-9417-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1878: Creator Born
  • 1910: Created
  • 1927: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Mother Machree" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-53ae-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Mother Machree" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-53ae-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1910). Mother Machree Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-53ae-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Mother Machree