“There's Frost on the Moon”

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Object Details

performer

Shaw, Artie

publisher

Irving Berlin, Inc.

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.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1936

ID Number

1983.0424.119

accession number

1983.0424

catalog 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

place made

United States: New York, New York

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

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

Record ID

nmah_670913