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We never do such things as that today

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1901

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Title
We never do such things as that today
Additional title: In olden times when gallent knight went courting lady fair. [first line of song]
Additional title: Princess Proud. We never do such things as that today. [uniform title]
Names
Oppenheimer, Flora (Former owner)
Parsons, George Sanford (Composer)
Parsons, George Sanford (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1901

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Place: New York
Publisher: Luckhardt & Belder
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Courtship
Musicals
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Contains 14 and 16 parts of dance music to be used after the first and second verse respectively.
Content: On cover: Princess Proud, a comic opera in 2 acts as produced by the Columbia University Musical Society.
Content: Signature of former owner on cover at top: Flora Oppenheimer, 56 East 66th St.
Content: Summary: The narrator compares courting in Medieval times to contemporary times, and find that things are much more relaxed today.
Statement of responsibility: lyrics and score by George Sanford Parsons
Date: Copyright date: 1901
Physical Description
Extent: 8 p. ; 30 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695015
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5b198300-c599-012f-8f3a-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

  • 1901: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "We never do such things as that today" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97a12b31-3824-a160-e040-e00a180669e1

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "We never do such things as that today" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97a12b31-3824-a160-e040-e00a180669e1

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). We never do such things as that today Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97a12b31-3824-a160-e040-e00a180669e1

Wikipedia Citation

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We never do such things as that today