Sahara

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G00C97_001

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Title

Sahara

Collection

Names

Williams, Harry, 1879-1922 (Lyricist)
Danmark, Ribé (Arranger)
Starmer (Illustrator)
Van Alstyne, Egbert, 1882-1951 (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1908
Place: New York
Publisher: J.H. Remick

Library Location

Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 00-346

Subjects

Songs

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Caption title.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Cover illustrated by Starmer.
Content: Cover photograph of Louise Brehany.
Content: First line of chorus: My sweet Sahara, Sara, sweet Sahara Jane.
Content: First line of text: In the land of pyramids, lived a sweet Egyptian maid.
Content: Center seam separating.
Content: For voice and piano.
Content: Music for male quartette on p. [5]
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Harry Williams ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne ; male quartette arr, by Ribé Danmark.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (4 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-C97
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14693469
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 52560810-c642-012f-9315-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Notated Music

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sahara" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1908. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/52560810-c642-012f-9315-58d385a7bc34

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1908). Sahara Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/52560810-c642-012f-9315-58d385a7bc34

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sahara" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/52560810-c642-012f-9315-58d385a7bc34

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