Why was I born ?
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Title |
Why was I born ? |
Description |
The piece includes tabs for ukulele. On the cover : Arthur Hammerstein presents " Sweet Adeline ", a musical romance of the gay nineties. More information on the musical is available on the cover. |
Composer |
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945 |
Lyricist |
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 |
Instrumentation |
Voice and piano |
Genre |
Vocal Popular Music |
Plate number |
317 - 4 |
Place of publication |
New York, N. Y. |
Publishing company |
T. B. Harms Co. |
Date |
1929 |
First line of lyrics |
Spending these lonesome evenings with nothing to do but to live in dreams that I make up, |
First line of refrain |
Why was I born ? Why am I living ? What do I get ? |
Language |
eng |
Subject |
Songs with piano Songs with ukulele Popular music--United States--1921-1930 Loneliness--Songs and music Night--Songs and music Dreams--Songs and music Lovesickness--Songs and music Separation (Psychology)--Songs and music Pessimism--Songs and music Unrequited love--Songs and music Sadness--Songs and music |
Cover image subject |
Women Men Bubbles Leaves Dancers Flowers |
Cover description |
The cover is in red from the lower left to the upper right The lower half is white and then gray. Over the white section, which designates a spotlight, there is an illustration of a woman in a red dress dancing. There are bubbles floating above her head. Over the lower foreground, there is the back of a man visible as he watches her dance. Next to him there is a table set with champagne in an ice bucket. Cover information is in white and black. |
Listen to a version of this piece (Gonzaga ID required) |
Not available |
Size of score, in cm |
30. 2 X 23. 4 |
Physical description |
1 score ( 5 p. ) |
Publisher of digital collection |
Digital Collection Team |
Location code |
HW-11452R |
Conditions of Use |
Material subject to copyright law. Please see our complete policies at http://researchguides.gonzaga.edu/uasc/policies |
CONTENTdm file name |
63137.jp2 |
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