“Why is The Moon Always Shining”

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Object Details

publisher

Schenectady Music Publishers

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

recording date

1922

ID Number

1982.0439.25

catalog number

1982.0439.25

accession number

1982.0439

Object Name

sheet music

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 12 in x 9 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 23.495 cm

place made

United States: New York, Schenectady

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

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Sheet Music

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-7bb9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_666736