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I Passed By Your Window by Frances Alda

1921

I Passed By Your Window by Frances Alda

1921

  • NFSA IDSHPZHSQ7
  • TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
  • MediumAudio
  • FormMusic
  • GenresPopular music
  • Year1921

Frances Alda became a leading soprano at the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York in the early 20th century.

She recorded this sentimental love song, composed by Melbourne-born composer May H Braye, with lyrics by Helen Taylor. Brahe also published her compositions under ten different pseudonyms, eight of which were male names.

Frances Alda became a leading soprano at the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York in the early 20th century.

She recorded this sentimental love song, composed by Melbourne-born composer May H Braye, with lyrics by Helen Taylor. Brahe also published her compositions under ten different pseudonyms, eight of which were male names.

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