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If I can't get the sweetie I want, I pity the sweetie I get

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

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Sheet music, 1923

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Title
If I can't get the sweetie I want, I pity the sweetie I get
Additional title: Ziegfeld follies of 1923.
Additional title: Ziegfeld follies. If I can't get the sweetie I want, I pity the sweetie I get. Vocal score.
Names
Young, Joe, 1889-1939 (Lyricist)
Lewis, Sam M., 1885-1959 (Lyricist)
Aldene (Photographer)
Schwartz, Jean, 1878-1956 (Composer)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1923

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1923
Place: New York
Publisher: I. Berlin
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Ziegfeld follies, 1922)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Photograph by Aldene of Evelyn Law, lower left corner of cover.
Content: Rose symbol on cover.
Content: Staged by Ned Wayburn--Cover.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words by Joe Young & Sam M. Lewis ; music by Jean Schwartz.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (3 p.) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C469
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14535788
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f584e410-c5ff-012f-9071-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1889: Creator Born
  • 1923: Created
  • 1939: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "If I can't get the sweetie I want, I pity the sweetie I get" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1923. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f0e3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "If I can't get the sweetie I want, I pity the sweetie I get" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 1, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f0e3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1923). If I can't get the sweetie I want, I pity the sweetie I get Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f0e3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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If I can't get the sweetie I want, I pity the sweetie I get