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Ragtime opera melody from Watch your step

Title
Ragtime opera melody from Watch your step / [words and music] by Irving Berlin.
Author
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
Publication
New York : Waterson, Berlin & Snyder : I. Berlin, c1914.

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Additional Authors
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
  • Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
  • Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
  • Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
Description
1 vocal score (23 p.) : ill.; 31 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Series Statement
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Alternative Title
  • Aida, there's not a melody sweeter
  • Oh, you Pagliacci, you make a wonderful one step a barrel of fun step
Subjects
Note
  • For voice and piano.
  • Caption title.
  • Composer Irving Berlin interpolated the melodies of opera composers in this medley, including Giussepe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet, and Ruggiero Leoncavallo.
  • Watch your step opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City on December 8, 1914 (information from IBDB.com).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Call Number
M.C. (Watch your step. Ragtime opera melody)
OCLC
NYPG99-C254
Author
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
Title
Ragtime opera melody from Watch your step / [words and music] by Irving Berlin.
Imprint
New York : Waterson, Berlin & Snyder : I. Berlin, c1914.
Series
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Additional Formats
Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Local Note
Most pages detached; torn and frayed; tape repairs on many pages.
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Indexed Term
Music
Added Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
Research Call Number
M.C. (Watch your step. Ragtime opera melody)
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