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n.d. / Parlor songs
When You and I Were Young, Maggie (J. A. Butterfield)
Parlor song · melody · First verse and soprano chorus · C. Sheard, Musical Bouquet 4247
A song recalling youth and a shared life, with words by George W. Johnson and music by James A. Butterfield. The playable melody follows the first verse and soprano chorus in the C. Sheard edition.
Playable score
A playable single-line score based on a published source of the same tune.
Transcription reference: online score
First-verse melody and soprano chorus from printed pp. 2–3, once each in F major. The quarter-note pickup, three-beat ending, ties, slurs and fermatas are retained. The verse ending and chorus pickup share a bar. Piano, other voices, lyrics, alternative verse rhythms and the separately printed third verse are omitted. No harmony is added; playback tempo is editorial.
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Source and rights
The composition and this historical edition are public domain in Japan and the United States. Authors' death years: James A. Butterfield (1891), George W. Johnson (1917). No modern arrangement or translated lyrics are used. Courtesy the Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection, The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University.