Talk:Goodnight, Ladies
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Mary Had A Little Lamb
[edit]The "Allegro" section of the song uses the melody of Mary Had A Little Lamb; this fact should be acknowledged, and, preferably, explained. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.26.237.104 (talk) 03:41, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
- It's the other way around: The "Allegro" section of the song was afterwards used for "Mary Had A Little Lamb." Kostaki mou (talk) 02:40, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
- Okay, and thanks; but the fact still needs explanation in the article. Can someone who knows the tunes' history better than I do, please clarify this? Also, there's a "See also" link from "Goodnight Ladies" to "Mary Had a Little Lamb," but there's currently no mention of any relationship in the text of either article. Egmonster (talk) 02:56, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
Score
[edit]The accidental in measure five doesn't make much sense (it's b-flat anyway), should probably read a-flat. --Mewthic (talk) 07:49, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
This comment is correct. I don't think this arrangement is authoritative, and seems dubious — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.55.243.133 (talk) 23:58, 30 November 2019 (UTC)
Is the commentary at the top of the score from I Hear America Singing (1917) or from the students who digitally liberated the score (2008)? Is it in B♭ in I Hear America Singing, or in G, as in many sources (such as the only source cited outside of an image in the article, Fuld (2000) ISBN 9780486414751)? Hyacinth (talk) 05:07, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
Collegiate origins?
[edit]While it does not in any way disprove the authorship by Edwin Pearce Christy, this song oddly appears in a separate 1867 book called Carmina Yalensia: A Complete and Accurate Collection of Yale College Songs with Piano Accompaniment, compiled by Ferdinand V. D. Garretson.[1] And the very next year it gets attributed to the Yale Yachting Club.[2] Shorelander (talk) 01:03, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
References
- ^ Garretson, Ferdinand (1867). Carmina Yalensia: A Complete and Accurate Collection of Yale College Songs with Piano Accompaniment. New York: Taintor Brothers. p. 47.
- ^ Waite, H.R. (1868). A Complete Collection of the Songs of the American Colleges, with Piano-forte Accompaniment. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. p. 58.
Good-Night Ladies by Harry Williams and Egbert Van Alstyne
[edit]Above is a link to what I believe is the 1910,1911 (According to the scribble on the sheet music I viewed at the Minneapolis Central Library) revision of this famous song.
I have seen barely any information regarding this rendition.
It seems this may have been a remake/revision of the song that did not become as popular as the chorus. It does feature the famous chorus but the lyrics are entirely different. I think this version should at least get a note that Williams and Alstyne wrote their own version. There are many revisions,but this seems to be one of the earlier ones that was published as a product.
If anyone knows of a tin pan alley recording of the willians and alstyne song please let me know. I've been researching public domain music and I was quite disappointed to not find a recording of this. 2601:449:4100:14D0:506B:3133:75B3:26C6 (talk) 00:26, 11 January 2024 (UTC)