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Dainty, saintly Erica

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American popular songs

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Title
Dainty, saintly Erica
Additional title: Contented woman. Dainty, saintly Erica. [uniform title]
Additional title: Dainty, saintly Erica, I love you. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Oh, far away over in Sweden, dwells a maid I long to see. [first line]
Names
Miskel-Hoyt, Caroline, 1873-1898 (Singer)
Ellsworth, Eugene (Composer)
Ellsworth, Eugene (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: Pittsburg, Pa.
Publisher: Basler's Music House
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Women -- Sweden
Love songs
Waltzes
Musicals
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom right: For sale by Wehman, 130 & 132 Park Row, New York.
Content: Dedication on cover: Respectfully dedicated to Caroline Miskel-Hoyt sung with great success nightly in Hoyt's "A contented woman" co. Cover includes two photographs of Caroline Miskel-Hoyt, one in profile, and one in full-length with the caption: A neat little foot, oh, so dainty.
Content: On cover: The latest waltz-song triumph!...A beautiful love song of a dainty, Swedish belle, set to a dreamy waltz melody.
Content: Summary: Erica, a dainty woman living in Sweden is the object of the narrator's affection; since her parents are wealthy and he is not, he is working to make his fortune and then marry Erica.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Eugene Ellsworth.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fae80870-c590-012f-8409-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1873: Creator Born
  • 1896: Issued
  • 1898: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Dainty, saintly Erica" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d0507c8-774b-9356-e040-e00a18060b61

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Dainty, saintly Erica" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d0507c8-774b-9356-e040-e00a18060b61

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Dainty, saintly Erica Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d0507c8-774b-9356-e040-e00a18060b61

Wikipedia Citation

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Dainty, saintly Erica