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Sing again that sweet refrain

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1166790


Item data

Title

Sing again that sweet refrain

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1894

Names

Davis, Gussie L., 1863-1899 (Composer)
Sherman, Wm. A., Mrs. (Owner)
Prosser, Rees (Singer)
Davis, Gussie L., 1863-1899 (Lyricist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: W.B. Gray & Co. ; Howard & Co.

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Singing
Reminiscing
Minstrel shows

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom right: Boughton's music store, Sedar St., cor. Halsey St., Newark, N.J.
Content: On cover: Sung by Rees Prosser, with Al. G. Field Minstrels.
Content: Signature of former owner on cover at top right: Mrs. Wm. A. Sherman's.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by Gussie L. Davis.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bb5b2040-c58f-012f-399b-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1894

Cite this item

MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sing again that sweet refrain" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb5b2040-c58f-012f-399b-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Sing again that sweet refrain Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb5b2040-c58f-012f-399b-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sing again that sweet refrain" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb5b2040-c58f-012f-399b-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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