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“Moon Over Miami”

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Object Details

composer

Burke, Joe

lyricist

Leslie, Edgar

depicted

Sparnon, Ken

publisher

Irving Berlin, Inc.

Description

This sheet music is for the song “Moon Over Miami,” with lyrics by Edgar Leslie and music by Joe Burke. It was published by Irving Berlin, Inc. in New York, New York, in 1935. The cover features an inset photograph of Ken Sparnon, and an image of a Moon above a coastal shoreline reflected in the water while a couple stands arm in arm at the shore serenaded by a trio of guitar playing singers.

Kenneth H. Sparnon (1895-1972) was a pianist, organist, trombonist, and arranger who performed in vaudeville and in movie theater stage shows. He was also music director of radio stations in Syracuse and Rochester, New York and provided consultant services to radio music directors as an employee of the Broadcast Music Inc.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Arabella S. Sparnon

publishing date

1935

ID Number

1980.0797.01

catalog number

1980.0797.01

accession number

1980.0797

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

place made

United States: New York, New York

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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Music & Musical Instruments
Sheet Music

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-c636-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_674701

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