Argentina
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Title
Argentina
Collection
Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)
Sheet music, 1922.
Names
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (Composer)
De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy Gard), 1896-1950 (Lyricist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1922
Place: New York
Publisher: Harms
Library Location
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (George White's scandals, 1922)
Subjects
Songs
Musicals
Musical revues & comedies -- United States -- 1921-1930
White, George, 1890-1968
Genres
Notes
Content: First line of refrain: Argentina (She of midnight eyes)
Content: First line of text: 'Twas midnight in a dance hall in far Argentine.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Content: "Book by Andy Rice & George White"--Cover
Content: "Entire production staged by George White [and] scenes by The Law Studios from sketches by John Wenger"--Cover.
Content: "Fourth annual production"--Cover.
Content: Caption title.
Statement Of Responsibility: words by B. G. De Sylva ; music by George Gershwin.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Some edges torn.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C132
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14528510
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b01404b0-c5ff-012f-50af-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1922
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MLA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Argentina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1922. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b01404b0-c5ff-012f-50af-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1922). Argentina Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b01404b0-c5ff-012f-50af-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Argentina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b01404b0-c5ff-012f-50af-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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