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Brown eyed Nell

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
Brown eyed Nell
Additional title: Brown eyed Nell is so charming, her heart so gay. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Long years ago, when but a lad, I knew a little brown eyed maid. [first line]
Names
Byers, Ninian Edward (Composer)
Byers, Ninian Edward (Lyricist)
Kaemmerer, Frederick Hendrik (1839-1902) (Illustrator)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: New York
Publisher: N.E. Byers & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Couples
Betrothal
Love songs
Waltzes
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: New parlor songs by Ninian E. Byers. Cover includes portrait photograph of Byers.
Content: Attribution below caption title says: W. E. Byers. [sic]
Content: Summary: The narrator is enraptured by his girlfriend who has promised to marry him.
Content: Cover includes reproductions of a painting by Frederick Hendrik Kaemmerer showing a man and woman dressed in 18th century clothes, walking in a forest by a lake with a moon in the background.
Content: Handwritten dedication by the composer on cover at top center: The sisters, with compliments, Byers.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by W.E. Byers.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ee074bd0-c590-012f-e1d6-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1896: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Brown eyed Nell" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c92df45-bdfc-203a-e040-e00a18067296

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Brown eyed Nell" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c92df45-bdfc-203a-e040-e00a18067296

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Brown eyed Nell Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c92df45-bdfc-203a-e040-e00a18067296

Wikipedia Citation

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Brown eyed Nell