“Softly Oe'r the Rippling Waters”
“Softly Oe'r the Rippling Waters”
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- Description
- This sheet music for the song “Softly o’er the Rippling Waters” was written by George Cooper and composed by J.R. Thomas. The music was published by Oliver Ditson and Company in Boston, Massachusetts. The cover features an image of a couple drifting on a river in a rowboat, while a guitar-playing lady serenades the man with a song.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- leaflet
- sheet music
- sheet musics
- publishing date
- 1866
- lyricist
- Cooper, George
- composer
- Thomas, J. R.
- publisher
- Oliver Ditson & Co.
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 11 in; 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.1154.14
- accession number
- 1979.1154
- catalog number
- 1979.1154.14
- Credit Line
- Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins
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- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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