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The letter song

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

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Sheet music, 1909.

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Title
The letter song
Additional title: Tapfere Soldat. Letter song. Vocal score
Additional title: The chocolate soldier.
Names
Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954 (Composer)
Stange, Stanislaus, 1862-1917 (Lyricist)
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 (Author)
De Takacs, André C. (Illustrator)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1909.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1909
Place: New York
Publisher: L. Doblinger
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Chocolate soldier, 1909)
Topics
Operas
Operas & operettas -- United States -- 1901-1910
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: "F.C. Whitney's production, The chocolate soldier, opera bouffe"--Cover.
Content: "Libretto by Bernauer and Jacobson. Based on George Bernard Shaw's 'Arms and the man'"--Cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover illustrated by De Takacs.
Content: First line of [chorus]: Don't let me see you any more.
Content: First line of text: My dear Sir, Mr. Bumerli, most hatefulyou are now to me.
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: English words by Stanislaus Stange ; music by Oscar Straus.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (3 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Center seam torn; corners eroded.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14528479
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C474
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c904f670-c5fe-012f-a4b2-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1870: Creator Born
  • 1909: Issued
  • 1954: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The letter song" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1909. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-73b2-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The letter song" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-73b2-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1909). The letter song Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-73b2-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Wikipedia Citation

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The letter song