I love but thee
- Title
- I love but thee
- LC Subject
- Merrell, Helen
- Item Locator
- Music ShColl 25604
- Creator
- Browne, Alexis L.
- Lyricist
- Harman, Elizabeth
- Description
- "Ballad, music by Alexis L. Browne, words by Elizabeth Harman"--Cover; "Sung with great success by Miss Helen Merrill in Manila bound, at Tivoli Opera House"--Cover; Plate number: 116; The inside front cover a publisher's advertisement with musical excerpt of I love you best; The back cover a list of titles of "ten beautiful songs" available from the publisher; The color represented in the digital image may differ significantly from the original and may not contain annotations. For annotation information, please contact Music Services.
- First Line
- The evening star was shining, the night wind whisper'd low
- Instrumentation
- Ballad song for voice and piano.
- Cover
- On left, a small illustration of evening star shining on a lake or river, in upper right, a photograph of Helen Merrill
- Work Type
- sheet music
- Issued
- 1899
- Identifier
- I LOVE BUT THEE
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Copyright Claimant
- E. W. Armstrong
- Place Of Publication
- San Francisco >> San Francisco County >> California >> United States
- Type
- Text
- Format
- application/pdf
- Physical Extent
- 5 p.
- Set
- Historic Sheet Music Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic Sheet Music Collection
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Exhibit
- Women composers
