"Some Enchanted Evening"
Object Details
- publisher
- Williamson Music Inc.
- Description
This sheet music is for the song “Some Enchanted Evening” with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was published by Williamson Music, Inc. in New York, New York in 1949.
"Some Enchanted Evening" was featured in the Broadway musical South Pacific, with music by Richard Rogers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. South Pacific opened at the Majestic Theatre on April 7, 1949. The original Broadway production was a critical and commercial success, receiving a record 10 Tony Awards.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- publishing date
- 1949
- ID Number
- 1985.0637.12
- accession number
- 1985.0637
- catalog number
- 1985.0637.12
- 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
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_682629
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-fd6f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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