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Title
Tell mother not to worry
Additional title: A troop of soldier marching by the little village square. [first line of song]
Additional title: Tell mother not to worry when I am far away. [first line of chorus]
Names
Myll, Louis (Composer)
Myll, Louis (Lyricist)
Parker, Frank (Cover designer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York
Publisher: Myll Bros.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Soldiers
Separation (Psychology)
Mothers and sons
Fathers and sons
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design by Frank Parker includes drawing of a mother and her soldier son.
Content: On cover: Composed expressly for the New York Sunday World.
Content: Published as: The Sunday World Album of ten great original songs, part 6; supplement to the New York World. Sunday, Oct. 8, [1899].
Content: Summary: A troop of soldiers marches through the town square; a man stops to greet his departing son, now a soldier, saying that he fought wars but is now too old; he asks the son to console his mother that, although far away, he'll not forget her.
Statement of responsibility: by Louis Myll.
Physical Description
Extent: 4 p. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b0b01340-c595-012f-ff96-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1899: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Tell mother not to worry" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9710c18e-c828-9698-e040-e00a18064ab3

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Tell mother not to worry" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9710c18e-c828-9698-e040-e00a18064ab3

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Tell mother not to worry Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9710c18e-c828-9698-e040-e00a18064ab3

Wikipedia Citation

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Tell mother not to worry