Name/Title
MANHATTAN SERENADEEntry/Object ID
L.2008.55 a-bDescription
Sheet music comprised of two bound, one insert paper sheets; pink title page with streaky clouds above the Manhattan skyline and purple lithograph image of a smiling man wearing glasses in BRC; text above skyline: "POPULAR SONG EDITION / Manhattan Serenade / MUSIC BY / LOUIS ALTER / LYRIC BY / HAROLD ADAMSON"; text to left of lithograph image: "Featured by / TOMMY DORSEY / and his Orchestra"; followed by logo of a stylized V superimposed with a Minuteman and text: "BUY WAR BONDS / AND STAMPS / FOR VICTORY"; text in BL ; "ROBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION / 799 SEVENTH AVENUE - NEW YORK"; second page is an advertisement with text and music samples' third page has four staff lines of music and lyrics with text above and below; fourth and fifth pages have four staff lines of music and lyrics each with text below; sixth page, back cover, is an advertisement printed in purple for "ROBBINS MAMMOTH BOOKS".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Louis AlterAttribution
ComposerManufacturer
Robbins Music CorporationDate made
1942Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Racette list # 55
L.2008.55
Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
12-1/8 inWidth
9-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (30.8 x 23.2 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Creases and discoloration on title page, especially along edges; small tears lower CR of title and second page.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial