“Skylark”
Object Details
- performer
- Crosby, Bing
- composer
- Carmichael, Hoagy
- lyricist
- Mercer, Johnny
- publisher
- Edwin H. Morris and Company
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “Skylark.” Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics and Hoagy Carmichael composed the music to the song. The sheet music was published by Edwin H. Morris & Company Inc. of New York, New York in 1942. The light-blue cover has an illustration of several birds flying in an open sky. The cover features an inset photograph of Bing Crosby, who featured and recorded the song.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1942
- ID Number
- 1983.0424.095
- accession number
- 1983.0424
- catalog number
- 1983.0424.095
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- 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
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_670889
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-7479-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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