Baby (Mayo, Sam)

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Ross Duncan Boyle (2020/3/5)

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Ross Duncan Boyle (2020/3/5)

Publisher. Info. London: Lawrence Wright and Co., 1932. Plate L.W.C 2057.
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Misc. Notes Many thanks to LIBRIS and Cyprus Library for sending me this score without payment. LIBRIS one is used here, due to higher resolution. However I must still give my thanks to the Cyprus Library for sending the score too.
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  • Performances by Sam Mayo (the composer) (1875-1938):
Mayo's 1930 Pathetone Weekly sound film. (2:20 afterwards)
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General Information

Work Title Baby
Alternative. Title Like Your Poor Old Dad
Composer Mayo, Sam
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ISM 3
Key F major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1929-30
First Performance. 1930-06-10 at Pathetone Weekly. Calls the song "his latest".
First Publication. 1932
Librettist Composer
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voice, piano
Extra Information A humorous song about a father's dreams about his infant son, and his wishes for his son in later life. Mayo would sing this at the piano, comically to a plastic doll. He also sang this for a Pathetone Weekly from 1930, calling the song "his latest". This is the explanation for the different year of composition from first publication.