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

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Sheet music, 1914.

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Title
Simple melody
Additional title: Watch your step. Simple melody. Vocal score.
Additional title: Won't you play a simple melody.
Names
Barbelle, 1888-1957 (Illustrator)
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 (Composer)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1914.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1914
Place: New York
Publisher: I. Berlin
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Watch your step, 1914)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover design by Barbelle.
Content: First line of text: The different lays of nowadays all set my brain a-whirl.
Content: For voices and piano, with rag version for chorus.
Content: Sung by Ernesta, Alby, and chorus in the musical, Watch your Step.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Irving Berlin.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (5 p.) : ill. ; 33 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-C92
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14527916
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 021b5880-c5ff-012f-cea2-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 1914: Created
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Simple melody" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1914. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-1527-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Simple melody" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-1527-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1914). Simple melody Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-1527-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Simple melody