“Why is The Moon Always Shining”

“Why is The Moon Always Shining”

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Description
This sheet music for the song "Why Is the Moon Always Shining (When I Want to Love My Girl)" was written and composed by Mary E. Flynn, Stephen St. John and Frank Davis. The music was published by the Schenectady Music Publication Company of Schenectady, New York in 1922. The cover contains an illustration of a couple in a blue night canoodling under the moonlight of a winking moon. The cover also features a photograph of the Zita Orchestra on the bottom right, who “featured” the song in Albany, New York.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
sheet music
recording date
1922
publisher
Schenectady Music Publishers
place made
United States: New York, Schenectady
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 9 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 23.495 cm
ID Number
1982.0439.25
catalog number
1982.0439.25
accession number
1982.0439
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