"My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice": Museum Object and Cultural History
"My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice": publishing date: 1935. depicted (sitter): Dunstedter, Eddie. publisher: Calumet Music Company.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice.” by Camille Saint Saëns and English lyrics by Jerry Castillo. It was published by Calumet Music Company in Chicago, Illinois in 1935. This song is based on Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix, a popular mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Saëns's opera Samson and Delilah. The cover features and image of Tom Baker and Eddie Dunstedter, who featured this song.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1935
- depicted (sitter): Dunstedter, Eddie
- publisher: Calumet Music Company
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 23.495 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- ID Number: 1983.0694.09
- accession number: 1983.0694
- catalog number: 1983.0694.09
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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