Name/Title
"THE GEM DANCE FOLIO FOR 1928"Entry/Object ID
2003.60.1.1Description
Color: Black; Blue; Gray; Red; White
A collection of sheet music, "The Gem Dance Folio for 1928," published by Shapiro, Bernstein, and Company, New York, 1927. The 61-page softcover item has the title at the top with seven examples of sheet music covers around it. There is also the phrase "Containing / BROADWAY'S / MUSICAL COMEDY / SONG AND DANCE / HITS / Arranged as / FOX TROTS / WALTZES / BLUES / etc." At the bottom is the logo and address of the publisher and the price of fifty cents. Contents include thirty transcriptions, including four waltzes and the remainder fox trots. The table of contents lists the title, type of dance, composers, and page number. All of the pieces bear 1927 copyrights. At the rear are three samples of songs that could be obtained separately in complete transcription. With cover creases, soiling, browning, and some small tears, as well as page stains, and a slightly loose binding, the artifact is in fair condition.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Music, SheetNomenclature Primary Object Term
Composition, MusicalNomenclature Sub-Class
Literary WorksNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Sheet music, Shapiro, Bernstein, and Company, Popular music--1921-1930