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I want a nice young man

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Music Division

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1894

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Title
I want a nice young man
Additional title: For I don't like a good young man, I don't like a bad young man. [first line]
Additional title: I'm sweet seventeen perhaps a little bit more. [first line]
Names
West, Arthur (Composer)
West, Arthur (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1894

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons ; Chas. Sheard & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Young men
Young women
Betrothal
Waltzes
Man-woman relationships
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Descriptive subtitle: Serio comic song & chorus.
Statement of responsibility: by Arthur West.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4504bc70-c58f-012f-1083-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2019: Found by you!
  • 2020

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I want a nice young man" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894 - 1894. http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/6c668c69-b365-e7e4-e040-e00a18067e7d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I want a nice young man" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2019. http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/6c668c69-b365-e7e4-e040-e00a18067e7d

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894 - 1894). I want a nice young man Retrieved from http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/6c668c69-b365-e7e4-e040-e00a18067e7d

Wikipedia Citation

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I want a nice young man