YO TE AMO MEANS I LOVE YOU

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"YO TE AMO MEANS I LOVE YOU"

Entry/Object ID

2003.112.1.1

Description

Color: Blue; White Sheet music, "Yo Te Amo Means I Love You," lyrics by Alfred Bryan and music by Richard Whiting, published by Famous Music Coporation, 1928. On the cover is the title at the top, the composers' names below that and to the right, information that the song was sung by film star Lupe Velez in the film "The Wolf Song,", an image of Velez seated and wearing a white dress. There is a light blue design with curved lines, blue dots in a white border, and a floral piece below the title. At the bottom is the names of the publisher and the selling agent, Harms, Incorporated. The transcription for the song, which is in moderato tempo, includes a ukulele tuning. On the back cover is a sample of a song published in America by the publisher. Initials are written at the top left and top right of the front cover in pencil. With light creases and surface soiling, some page browning, mustiness, a liquid stain at the top left corner, and spine tears, the object is in good overall condition.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Music, Sheet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Composition, Musical

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Sheet music, Famous Music Corporation, Harms, Incorporated, Popular music--1921-1930