“There's Frost on the Moon”

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Description (Brief):

This sheet music is for the song “There's Frost on the Moon” that was written and composed by Joe Young and Fred E. Ahlert. Irving Berlin Inc. of New York City published the sheet music in 1936. The purple cover features a frosted crescent moon hanging in a starry sky over a winter landscape. There is an inset photograph of clarinetist Artie Shaw, who successfully introduced the song.

Date Made: 1936

Performer: Shaw, ArtiePublisher: Irving Berlin, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1983.0424.119Accession Number: 1983.0424Catalog Number: 1983.0424.119

Object Name: sheet music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-e664-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_670913

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