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I left because I love you

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1900

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Title
I left because I love you
Additional title: I left because I love you, and this letter was to blame. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: In a cosy little cottagelived a young happy pair. [first line]
Names
Stanford, Tony (Lyricist)
Stanford, Tony (Composer)
Ely and Harvey (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1900

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900
Place: New York
Publisher: Feist & Frankenthaler
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Reconciliation
Brothers and sisters
Bittersweet
Man-woman relationships
Interpersonal conflict
Mistaken identity
Husband and wife
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Ely and Harvey; woman with a baby in a storm.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Tony Stanford.
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): b21733753
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21733759
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 75417e80-c596-012f-cc5d-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

  • 1900: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I left because I love you" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/840e1184-52ac-4e67-e040-e00a18063e11

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I left because I love you" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/840e1184-52ac-4e67-e040-e00a18063e11

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). I left because I love you Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/840e1184-52ac-4e67-e040-e00a18063e11

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/840e1184-52ac-4e67-e040-e00a18063e11 | title= (notated music) I left because I love you, (1900) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 23, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

I left because I love you