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Because I love thee so

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1699783


Item data

Title

Because I love thee so

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1894

Names

Thorne, T. Pearsall (Composer)
Greene, Clay Meredith, 1850-1933 (Librettist)
Burgess, Gilbert (Lyricist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1894 (Inferred)
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co. ; Francis, Day & Hunter

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Love songs
Musicals

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: On cover: Vocal selections from the Maid of Plymouth, comic opera.
Statement Of Responsibility: [words by Gilbert Burgess] ; music by T. Pearsall Thorne.
Date: Copyright dates: 1894, 1893

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 34 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0199fa50-c58f-012f-1ef9-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1894

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Because I love thee so" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0199fa50-c58f-012f-1ef9-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Because I love thee so Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0199fa50-c58f-012f-1ef9-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Because I love thee so" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0199fa50-c58f-012f-1ef9-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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