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The boys are marching alone

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Music Division

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American popular songs

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Title
The boys are marching alone
Additional title: The boys are coming, I hear them drumming. [first line]
Additional title: Trumpets sound and salute the boys in blue. [first line of chorus]
Names
Branen, Jeff T. (Lyricist)
Friedman, Leo, 1869-1927 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1901

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Place: Chicago
Publisher: Sol Bloom
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
May celebrations
Marching -- 1900-1999
Soldiers -- American -- 1900-1909
Patriotic music
Man-woman relationships
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: A woman looking out a window as soldiers march by. [illustration]
Content: Music supplement of the Boston Sunday Herald, Aug. 28th, 1904.
Content: On cover: [Female portrait]
Statement of responsibility: words by Jeffrey T. Branen ; music by Leo Friedman.
Date: Copyright date: 1901
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (4 p.) ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695015
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b66a0bc0-c597-012f-dcb5-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1901: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The boys are marching alone" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8d903ba7-648e-eed9-e040-e00a18064f33

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The boys are marching alone" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8d903ba7-648e-eed9-e040-e00a18064f33

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). The boys are marching alone Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8d903ba7-648e-eed9-e040-e00a18064f33

Wikipedia Citation

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The boys are marching alone