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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1897

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Title
Dolly dear
Additional title: My dolly dear I love you so you are my pet. [first line]
Additional title: Sleep dolly dear, and I'll watch till you wake, my own. [first line of chorus]
Names
Bauer, Heinrich, 1854-1915 (Composer)
Cooper, George, 1840-1927 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1897

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: Metropolitan Music Company ; Chas. Sheard & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Waltzes
Children playing with dolls
Attachment behavior in children
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes a photograph of Heinrich Bauer.
Content: Cover includes photograph of a young girl holding a doll over a wooden cradle. Credit on photograph: Core photographer, 251 5th Ave., N.Y. Portraits of children only.
Content: Summary: The narrator (apparently a young girl) speaks affectionately to her doll, telling how the doll provides comfort by letting her speak to it, despite the damage done by a boy she still loves the doll; when the narrator gets older and falls in love she will still love the doll who provides emotional comfort.
Statement of responsibility: words by George Cooper ; music by H. Bauer.
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): b21759246
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21760500
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 00632390-c592-012f-ab94-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1854: Creator Born
  • 1897: Issued
  • 1915: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Dolly dear" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1771-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Dolly dear" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1771-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1897). Dolly dear Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1771-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Dolly dear