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The girl you dream about

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
The girl you dream about
Additional title: That's the girl you dream about, when you awake she's gone. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: here's only one girl I could love, and she's the world to me! [first line]
Names
Stahl, Richard, 1860?-1899 (Composer)
Stahl, Richard, 1860?-1899 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: New York
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Love songs
Waltzes
Musicals
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustration (copyright 1900 by American Lithographic Co., N.Y.) shows a seated woman, pausing while sewing, to look at a bird in a birdcage which rests on a window sill along with 5 flower pots. In front of her is a spinning wheel; the top and bottom border of the picture is adorned with fllowers.
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom right: W. H. Rider, 605 Warren St., Hudson, N. Y., 304 Wall St., Kingston, N. Y.
Content: Summary: The narrator is in love with and idolizing the idea of a woman and dreams about her.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Richard Stahl.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 34 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): 16780af0-c591-012f-178c-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

  • 1896: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The girl you dream about" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d919264-e0a7-e599-e040-e00a18062da4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The girl you dream about" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d919264-e0a7-e599-e040-e00a18062da4

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). The girl you dream about Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d919264-e0a7-e599-e040-e00a18062da4

Wikipedia Citation

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The girl you dream about