“A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody”: date made: 1946. composer; lyricist: Berlin, Irving. publisher: Irving Berlin Music Corporation.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody” that was written and composed by Irving Berlin. The sheet music was published by the Irving Berlin Music Corporation of New York City in 1946. The plain white cover has green text and an image of a green frame around the text “Standard Edition, Price 60¢.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1946
- composer; lyricist: Berlin, Irving
- publisher: Irving Berlin Music Corporation
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1983.0424.085
- accession number: 1983.0424
- catalog number: 1983.0424.085
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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