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Title
The daughter of the leader of the band
Additional title: Courted into court. Daughter of the leader of the band. [uniform title]
Additional title: My dad was leader of a band of national repute. [first line]
Additional title: When we march proudly by. [first line of chorus]
Names
Hecht, Summit L. (Composer)
Alexander, Sigmund B. (Lyricist)
Dressler, Marie, 1869-1934 (Actor)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1897

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Place: Boston ; New York ; Chicago
Publisher: White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Bands
Humorous songs
Musicals
Women band directors
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: As sung by Marie Dressler in "Courted into court." Cover includes a photograph by Elmer Chickering of Marie Dressler carrying a baton and leading various well-dressed guests who carry band instruments.
Content: Summary: The narrator describers her father as the leader of a band that no one wanted to hear; the President takes her father to be a drum major leaving his daughter (the narrator) to be the leader of the band.
Statement of responsibility: words by S.B. Alexander ; music by Summit L. Hecht.
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): b21759246
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21760500
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f85fd410-c591-012f-d256-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1897: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The daughter of the leader of the band" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/733b8ad9-f162-01f8-e040-e00a1806491f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The daughter of the leader of the band" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 2, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/733b8ad9-f162-01f8-e040-e00a1806491f

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1897). The daughter of the leader of the band Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/733b8ad9-f162-01f8-e040-e00a1806491f

Wikipedia Citation

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The daughter of the leader of the band