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Notated Music They're so hard to keep when they're beautiful

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About this Item

Title

  • They're so hard to keep when they're beautiful

Names

  • McCarthy, Joseph, 1885-1943 Lyricist
  • Tierney, Harry, 1890-1965 Composer

Created / Published

  • New York, NY : Leo Feist, Inc., 1920.

Genre

  • sheet music

Notes

  • -  Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.

Medium

  • 6 p. ; 31 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M1508 .Follies

Repository

  • c-Music M1508 .Follies

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023861501

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The contents of Sheet Music of the Musical Theater are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Mccarthy, Joseph, Lyricist, and Harry Tierney. They're So Hard to Keep When They're Beautiful. New York, NY: Leo Feist, Inc, 1920. Notated Music. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023861501/.

APA citation style:

McCarthy, J. & Tierney, H. (1920) They're So Hard to Keep When They're Beautiful. New York, NY: Leo Feist, Inc. [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023861501/.

MLA citation style:

Mccarthy, Joseph, Lyricist, and Harry Tierney. They're So Hard to Keep When They're Beautiful. New York, NY: Leo Feist, Inc, 1920. Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023861501/>.