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I'll be your sweetheart, or, Bluebells

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
I'll be your sweetheart, or, Bluebells
Additional title: Bluebells
Additional title: One day I saw two lovers in a garden, a little boy and girl with golden hair [First line of song]
Names
Dacre, Harry, 1860-1922 (Composer)
Dacre, Harry, 1860-1922 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York; London
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co. ; Frank Dean & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Marriage
Courtship -- 1890-1899
Flowers -- 1800-1899
Betrothal
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Signature of former owner in pen in top right hand corner of cover: C W Parker.
Content: Cover features photograph of Harry Dacre [?]
Content: On cover: this song may be sung in public without fee or licence except in theatres and music halls.
Content: 8 bar piano introduction begins the song.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Harry Dacre.
Date: Copyright date: 1899
Physical Description
Extent: 8 p. ; 34 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d2fb7350-c594-012f-f6b6-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1860: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1922: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2020: Found by you!
  • 2021

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I'll be your sweetheart, or, Bluebells" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ebf7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I'll be your sweetheart, or, Bluebells" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed August 8, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ebf7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). I'll be your sweetheart, or, Bluebells Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ebf7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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I'll be your sweetheart, or, Bluebells