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Somewhere To-night

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Supplementary Document

Title
Somewhere To-night - Lyrics
Composer
Keithley, E. Clinton  
Lyricist
Frost, Harold G.  
Publisher
Frank K. Root & Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Lyrics
  • Somewhere Tonight Verse: In dreams I wander to a land afar, dreaming of you my own
  • I tell my sorrows to a lonely star, I seem so all alone. I know not where you are tonight, my love, but still I know you are true
  • Tonight, beneath the silv’ry moon above, love calls me back to you. Refrain: Somewhere tonight the stars are gleaming, somewhere in skies of blue
  • Somewhere tonight a heart is dreaming, dreaming the long night through. Somewhere tonight ‘mid shadows falling, just as the day takes its flight, Somewhere tonight a heart is calling, calling somewhere tonight. Verse: When starlight comes to kiss the woodland rose, I long for you, my own
  • I’m always dreaming at the daylight’s close, just dreaming all alone. I dream of you with ev’ry passing hour, and of an old golden past
  • Love dreams have faded like a withered flow’r, love seems too sweet to last. Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_651
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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Title
Somewhere To-night
Composer
Keithley, E. Clinton  
Lyricist
Frost, Harold G.  
Publisher
Frank K. Root & Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1916  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-10
Physical Description
1 score ([1], 2–5, [6–7], [8] p.)
Comment
With no recordings or documented performances, this song seems to have had little impact. Its connection to the war is solely through the cover image, and thus it remained marketable after the war ended. In addition to style, format, and price, its “high-class” status is confirmed by the lyricist’s use of his proper forenames (Harold G.), rather than “Jack Frost,” which he used for novelties and lighter numbers.
Historical Note
  • it suggests that marketing continued into 1919, and in fact the song was reviewed in the September 1919 Lyceum Magazine.
  • This is the second of two printings, each in three keys
Musical Note
A stereotypical high-class ballad, fully chromatic, with arching melodies, extensive rubato, a leap to the climax, and an ossia high note at the end. The style is reinforced by optional violin and violoncello obbligati, playable singly or together, by an expanded publication of eight pages, and by a higher price.
Subject - Topic
  • Love songs.  
  • Soldiers -- Songs and music.  
  • Separation (Psychology) -- Songs and music  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music  
Lyrics
  • Tonight, beneath the silv’ry moon above, Love calls me back to you. [Refrain} Somewhere tonight the stars are gleaming, Somewhere in skies of blue
  • I tell my sorrows to a lonely star, I seem so all alone. I know not where you are tonight, my love, But still I know you are true
  • Somewhere Tonight [Verse] In dreams I wander to a land afar, Dreaming of you my own
  • Love dreams have faded like a withered flow’r, Love seems too sweet to last. [Refrain]
  • I’m always dreaming at the daylight’s close, Just dreaming all alone. I dream of you with ev’ry passing hour, And of an old golden past
  • Somewhere tonight a heart is dreaming, Dreaming the long night through. Somewhere tonight ‘mid shadows falling, Just as the day takes its flight, Somewhere tonight a heart is calling, Calling somewhere tonight. [Verse] When starlight comes to kiss the woodland rose, I long for you, my own
Musical Genre
High-class ballad
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Cover Description
  • unsigned.
  • Solitary soldier, rifle over shoulder, standing (perhaps on night watch), crescent moon and stars above shrubbery in background. Blue or black and ochre on white
Back Cover Description
Advertisement for “Late Patriotic Successes”. Four rows of samples: Top row: samples and covers for There’s a Little Blue Star in the Window (© 1918, advertised 1918 01 16) I’m Hitting the Trail to Normandy (© 1917 09 15) Second row: samples for Old Glory Goes Marching On (© 1918 04 10) Will the Angels Guard My Daddy Over There? (© 1918 04 10) When a Boy Says Good Bye to His Mother and She Gives Him To Uncle Sam (© 1917 09 04) Third row: samples for When It Comes to a Lovingless Day (© 1918 01 23) Let the Chimes of Normandy Be Our Wedding Bells (© 1918, advertised 1918 05 15) When the Kaiser Does the Goose-step to a Good Old American Rag (© 1917 10 22) Fourth row: samples and covers for A-M-E-R-I-C-A (© 1917 06 22) Giddy Giddap! Go on, Go on (© 1917 09 04)
Interior Description
p[6]: Part for Violin Obbligato, with cue staff for the voice. p[7]: Part for Violoncello Obbligato, with cue staff for the voice. p2–5, BL: Somewhere To-night — Medium — 6
Performance Medium
  • violin and violoncello obbligati  
  • Voice and piano  
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_651
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleSomewhere To-night
ComposerKeithley, E. Clinton  
LyricistFrost, Harold G.  
PublisherFrank K. Root & Co.  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication1916  
Date of Copyright1918-04-10
Physical Description1 score ([1], 2–5, [6–7], [8] p.)
CommentWith no recordings or documented performances, this song seems to have had little impact. Its connection to the war is solely through the cover image, and thus it remained marketable after the war ended. In addition to style, format, and price, its “high-class” status is confirmed by the lyricist’s use of his proper forenames (Harold G.), rather than “Jack Frost,” which he used for novelties and lighter numbers.
Historical Note
  • it suggests that marketing continued into 1919, and in fact the song was reviewed in the September 1919 Lyceum Magazine.
  • This is the second of two printings, each in three keys
Musical NoteA stereotypical high-class ballad, fully chromatic, with arching melodies, extensive rubato, a leap to the climax, and an ossia high note at the end. The style is reinforced by optional violin and violoncello obbligati, playable singly or together, by an expanded publication of eight pages, and by a higher price.
Subject - Topic
  • Love songs.  
  • Soldiers -- Songs and music.  
  • Separation (Psychology) -- Songs and music  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music  
Lyrics
  • Tonight, beneath the silv’ry moon above, Love calls me back to you. [Refrain} Somewhere tonight the stars are gleaming, Somewhere in skies of blue
  • I tell my sorrows to a lonely star, I seem so all alone. I know not where you are tonight, my love, But still I know you are true
  • Somewhere Tonight [Verse] In dreams I wander to a land afar, Dreaming of you my own
  • Love dreams have faded like a withered flow’r, Love seems too sweet to last. [Refrain]
  • I’m always dreaming at the daylight’s close, Just dreaming all alone. I dream of you with ev’ry passing hour, And of an old golden past
  • Somewhere tonight a heart is dreaming, Dreaming the long night through. Somewhere tonight ‘mid shadows falling, Just as the day takes its flight, Somewhere tonight a heart is calling, Calling somewhere tonight. [Verse] When starlight comes to kiss the woodland rose, I long for you, my own
Musical GenreHigh-class ballad
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Cover Description
  • unsigned.
  • Solitary soldier, rifle over shoulder, standing (perhaps on night watch), crescent moon and stars above shrubbery in background. Blue or black and ochre on white
Back Cover DescriptionAdvertisement for “Late Patriotic Successes”. Four rows of samples: Top row: samples and covers for There’s a Little Blue Star in the Window (© 1918, advertised 1918 01 16) I’m Hitting the Trail to Normandy (© 1917 09 15) Second row: samples for Old Glory Goes Marching On (© 1918 04 10) Will the Angels Guard My Daddy Over There? (© 1918 04 10) When a Boy Says Good Bye to His Mother and She Gives Him To Uncle Sam (© 1917 09 04) Third row: samples for When It Comes to a Lovingless Day (© 1918 01 23) Let the Chimes of Normandy Be Our Wedding Bells (© 1918, advertised 1918 05 15) When the Kaiser Does the Goose-step to a Good Old American Rag (© 1917 10 22) Fourth row: samples and covers for A-M-E-R-I-C-A (© 1917 06 22) Giddy Giddap! Go on, Go on (© 1917 09 04)
Interior Descriptionp[6]: Part for Violin Obbligato, with cue staff for the voice. p[7]: Part for Violoncello Obbligato, with cue staff for the voice. p2–5, BL: Somewhere To-night — Medium — 6
Performance Medium
  • violin and violoncello obbligati  
  • Voice and piano  
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_651
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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