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Title
Ben Bolt
Additional title: Oh! Don't you remember sweet Alice? [first line]
Additional title: Trilby. Ben Bolt. [uniform title]
Names
Kneass, Nelson, 1823-1868 or 1869 (Composer)
English, Thomas Dunn, 1819-1902 (Lyricist)
Sawyer, Henry S. (Arranger)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1895

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: Chicago
Publisher: The S. Brainard's Sons Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Death
Reminiscing
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Former owner's notation on cover at upper left: From Freda.
Content: Cover illustration includes an engraving of a woman captioned "from Trilby" copyright 1894 by Harper & Brothers, and a gathering of blossoms.
Content: On cover: Trilby edition. New, revised edition of this famous song.
Content: Dealer's stamp at upper right corner of cover: Book department, D. Crawford & Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Statement of responsibility: music by Nelson Kneass ; arranged by H.S. Sawyer ; [words by Thos. Dunn English].
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): b21757200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 060626b0-c590-012f-98d9-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1823: Creator Born
  • 1869: Creator Died
  • 1895: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Ben Bolt" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-155e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Ben Bolt" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-155e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). Ben Bolt Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-155e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Ben Bolt