Swing Time
Sheet Music
1936 (published)
1936 (published)
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Music sheet for a piano selection from the film Swing Time, composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, published by Chappell & Co, Ltd., London ca. 1936.
Swing Time was a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film, starring Fred Astaire (1899-1987) and Ginger Rogers (1911-1995). The music was composed by Jerome Kern to lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The film was directed by George Stevens (1904-1975).
Swing Time was a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film, starring Fred Astaire (1899-1987) and Ginger Rogers (1911-1995). The music was composed by Jerome Kern to lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The film was directed by George Stevens (1904-1975).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Swing Time (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Sepia print, Intermediate pages composed of printed text. |
| Brief description | Music sheet for a piano selection from the film Swing Time, composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, published by Chappell & Co, Ltd., London ca. 1936 |
| Physical description | Music sheet for a piano selection from the film Swing Time, composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, published by Chappell & Co, Ltd., London ca. 1936. There is a central sepia image of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as they appeared in the original film. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs M.R. Grieve |
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| Literary reference | Swing Time |
| Summary | Music sheet for a piano selection from the film Swing Time, composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, published by Chappell & Co, Ltd., London ca. 1936. Swing Time was a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film, starring Fred Astaire (1899-1987) and Ginger Rogers (1911-1995). The music was composed by Jerome Kern to lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The film was directed by George Stevens (1904-1975). |
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| Accession number | S.771-2014 |
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| Record created | April 10, 2014 |
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