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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1893

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Title
I promise you
Additional title: I promise you in answer to your pray'r, that I through life will ever faithful be. [first line]
Names
Holst, Eduard, 1843-1899 (Composer)
Cliffe, Shorn (Lyricist)
Coffin, Hayden, 1862-1935 (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1893

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Place: New York
Publisher: N. Weinstein & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Love
Promises
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes a photograph of C. Hayden Coffin in profile with a reproduction of his signature.
Content: On cover: Especially composed for and sung with great success by C. Hayden Coffin with the Lillian Russell Opera Co.
Content: Version fro alto or bairton in F major.
Statement of responsibility: by Eduard Holst.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 850645e0-c58e-012f-6725-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1843: Creator Born
  • 1893: Issued
  • 1899: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I promise you" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5f5cbca7-5992-710b-e040-e00a18067703

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I promise you" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5f5cbca7-5992-710b-e040-e00a18067703

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). I promise you Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5f5cbca7-5992-710b-e040-e00a18067703

Wikipedia Citation

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I promise you