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The life of a rose

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Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)

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Sheet music, 1923

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Title
The life of a rose
Additional title: George White's scandals, 1923. Life of a rose. Vocal score
Names
De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy Gard), 1896-1950 (Lyricist)
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (Composer)
Collection

Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)

Sheet music, 1923

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1923
Place: New York
Publisher: Harms
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (George White's scandals, 1923)
Topics
Musicals
Musical revues & comedies -- United States -- 1921-1930
White, George, 1890-1968
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: "Book by George White"--Cover
Content: "Fifth annual production"--Cover.
Content: "Scenes by The Law Studios[,] art director, Herbert Ward"--Cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: First line of refrain: The world goes peacefully by.
Content: First line of text: Life is not a road of happiness.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words by B. G. De Sylva ; music by Geo. Gershwin.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Center seam torn.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C141
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14528516
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f81289f0-c5ff-012f-4cc8-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1896: Creator Born
  • 1923: Issued
  • 1950: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The life of a rose" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1923. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-73b9-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The life of a rose" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-73b9-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1923). The life of a rose Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-73b9-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Wikipedia Citation

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The life of a rose