Sing again that sweet refrain
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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
Subjects
Songs
Singing
Reminiscing
Minstrel shows
Genres
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
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bb5b2040-c58f-012f-399b-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1894
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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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