MANHATTAN SERENADE (A MODERN COMPOSITION FOR THE PIANO)
Entry/Object ID
L.2008.54 a-c
Description
Sheet music comprised of two bound, three insert paper sheets; title cover with text and a blue and white border of repeating shield-like shapes; text with border: "MANHATTAN / SERENADE / by / Louis Alter / A / Modern Composition / for the Piano / PRICE 60 CENTS / Except Canada and Foreign / ROBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION / 799 SEVENTH AVENUE - NEW YORK"; ink inscription in CL: "Jessie Baptiste"; second page, back cover, is an advertisement with text and music samples; third page has text above and below four staff lines of music; fourth through eighth pages have five staff lines of music each; ninth page is another advertisement with text and music samples; tenth page, back cover, has text advertising "The Compositions of Louis Alter".
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Louis Alter
Attribution
Composer
Manufacturer
Robbins Music Corporation
Date made
1928
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Racette list # 54
L.2008.54
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
12-1/4 in
Width
9-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.1 x 23.5 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration along edges of title page and inside pages; light brown stains on BLC and CR; cursive signature on CL of title page.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E