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Bird of paradise

Alternative Title
  • My bird of paradise : Hawaiian love song
Creator
Illustrator
Lyricist
Issued
  • 1912
Description
  • Duet for male and female voices with piano
  • "The Shubert Theatrical Company present Gertrude Hoffmann in Broadway to Paris"--Cover. "Lyric by Edward Madden, music by Max Hoffmann"--Cover
  • "Operatic edition"
  • List titles inset on the cover. Back cover contains excerpt from "The Maurice tango" by Silvio Hein
  • The color represented in the digital image may differ significantly from the original and may not contain annotations. For annotation information, please contact Music Services.
Cover Description
  • Art Nouveau style cover. Woman in profile in psuedo-traditional mid to eastern European clothing. Background of picture contains peacock and moon. Woman has bare feet and one arm crossed over the front of her body. Purple-blue background with white lettering.
First Line
  • Far in the land Hawaiia|He sailed away from Hawaiia
First Line Chorus
  • When the silver moon is shining in Hawaiia's skies
Instrumentation
  • Song for voices and piano.
Subject
Work Type
Physical Extent
  • 5 p.; color
Copyright Claimant
  • Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Identifier
  • MY BIRD OF PARADISE
Shelf Location
  • Music ShColl 007444
Copy Location
  • University of Oregon Knight Library, Music Services Section
Publisher
Publication Place
Larger Work
  • Broadway to Paris
Exhibit
  • Women composers
Institution
Submission Date
  • 04/11/2014
Modified
  • 10/20/2023
Collections

APA

Historic Sheet Music Collection, University of Oregon. (24 Apr 2024). Bird of paradise Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/cj82k729x

MLA

Historic Sheet Music Collection, University of Oregon. "Bird of paradise" Oregon Digital. 24 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/cj82k729x

Chicago

Historic Sheet Music Collection, University of Oregon. "Bird of paradise" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-24. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/cj82k729x

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/cj82k729x | title= Bird of paradise |author= |accessdate= 2024-04-24 |publisher= Francis, Day & Hunter}}
Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Hoffmann, Max, 1869-1927 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2003032763
2 Starmer http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98132927
3 Madden, Edward, 1878-1952 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92052296
4 Hoffmann, Gertrude http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79147505
5 sheet music http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026430
6 Francis, Day & Hunter http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00073503
7 New York >> New York >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5128581/
8 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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