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Title
I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier
Names
Bryan, Alfred, 1871-1958 (Lyricist)
Unity Studio, New York (Photographer)
Piantadosi, Al, 1884-1955 (Composer)
Collection

War songs

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1915
Place: New York
Publisher: L. Feist
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: P.S. War songs
Genres
Scores
Popular music
Notes
Content: A mother's plea for peace--Cover.
Content: Cover: drawing of a mother embracing her son; photograph insert of performers McCormack & Irving, by Unity Studio.
Content: First line of chorus: I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier.
Content: First line of text: Ten million soldiers to the war have gone.
Content: March for voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Respectfully dedicated to every mother-everywhere--Caption title page.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words by Alfred Bryan ; music by Al. Piantadosi.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (5 p.) : ill. ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-C129
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14527963
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 42cf8860-c623-012f-00a8-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1871: Creator Born
  • 1915: Created
  • 1958: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1915. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4f63-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4f63-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1915). I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4f63-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier