"It's A Grand Night For Singing": Museum Object and Cultural History
"It's A Grand Night For Singing": publishing date: 1945. depicted (sitter): Blaine, Vivian. lyricist: Hammerstein II, Oscar.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “It’s a Grand Night For Singing,” with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was published by Chappell & Co., Ltd. in London, England in 1945.
”It’s a Grand Night For Singing” was featured in the 1945, 20th Century Fox musical film, State Fair, directed by Walter Lang and starred Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, and Vivian Blaine. State Fair was the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written originally for film.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1945
- depicted (sitter): Blaine, Vivian
- lyricist: Hammerstein II, Oscar
- composer: Rodgers, Richard
- depicted (sitter): Crain, Jeanne
- depicted (sitter): Andrews, Dana
- depicted (sitter): Haymes, Dick
- publisher: Chappell and Co.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 9 5/8 in x 6 1/8 in; 24.4475 cm x 15.5575 cm
- place made: United Kingdom: England, London
- ID Number: 2018.3010.235
- nonaccession number: 2018.3010
- catalog number: 2018.3010.235
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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