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Notated Music Shall they plead in vain?

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Title

  • Shall they plead in vain?

Names

  • Perkins, Ray -- 1896-1969 (composer)
  • Young, Joe -- 1889-1939 (lyricist)
  • Lewis, Sam M. -- 1885-1959 (lyricist)
  • American Jewish Relief Committee for Sufferers from the War

Created / Published

  • 1919, monographic.
  • Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. Music Publishers,, [New York] :, [1919].

Headings

  • -  n-us---
  • -  Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920
  • -  World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music
  • -  War victims -- Songs and music

Genre

  • notated music

Notes

  • -  lyric by Joe Young & Sam M. Lewis ; music by Ray Perkins. (statement of responsibility)
  • -  For voice and piano.
  • -  "Dedicated to American Jewish Relief Committee"--Cover.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical form)
  • -  Staff notation. (language)
  • -  Caption title.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2014571777

LC Classification

  • M1646 .P

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Perkins, Ray, Joe Young, Sam M Lewis, and American Jewish Relief Committee For Sufferers From The War. Shall They Plead in Vain?. [, monographic. Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. Music Publishers,, New York:, 1919] Notated Music. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014571777/.

APA citation style:

Perkins, R., Young, J., Lewis, S. M. & American Jewish Relief Committee For Sufferers From The War. (1919) Shall They Plead in Vain?. [, monographic. Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. Music Publishers,, New York:] [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2014571777/.

MLA citation style:

Perkins, Ray, et al. Shall They Plead in Vain?. [, monographic. Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. Music Publishers,, New York:, 1919] Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2014571777/>.