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The midnight serenade

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1895

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Title
The midnight serenade
Additional title: Hark, the clock is striking midnight, softly moans the wind outside. [first line]
Additional title: You had better go away there is danger if you stay. [first line of chorus]
Names
Cohen, Frieda Pauline (Composer)
Cohen, Frieda Pauline (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1895

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: Chicago ; London
Publisher: The S. Brainard's Sons Co. ; Chas. Sheard & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Cats
Banjos
Serenading
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustration is a humorous drawing of scene at night: a man with a banjo is serenading a woman in a window, who look on in surprise as another man carrying a walking stick approaches the serenader. A cat perched on a wall looks on as does a smiling image of the moon.
Content: Illustrator's initials: H. G. at lower right of illustration.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Frieda Cohen.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (8 p.) ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6ba79cb0-c590-012f-f858-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1895: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The midnight serenade" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/66939556-598d-3dad-e040-e00a18067d9a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The midnight serenade" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/66939556-598d-3dad-e040-e00a18067d9a

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). The midnight serenade Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/66939556-598d-3dad-e040-e00a18067d9a

Wikipedia Citation

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The midnight serenade