"The Lamplighter's Serenade"
"The Lamplighter's Serenade"
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- Description
- This sheet music is for the song, “The Lamplighter’s Serenade,” with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster and music by Hoagy Carmichael. It was published by Robbins Music Corporation in New York, New York in 1942. There is an inset image on the sheet music cover of American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and bid band leader Jimmy Dorsey, who featured this song with his orchestra.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1942
- composer
- Carmichael, Hoagy
- depicted (sitter)
- Dorsey, Jimmy
- lyricist
- Webster, Paul Francis
- publisher
- Robbins Music Corporation
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- ID Number
- 1987.0423.09
- accession number
- 1987.0423
- catalog number
- 1987.0423.09
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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