Description

Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc., New York. Published date: 1940. Sheet music, piano and voice; paper covers; 1 score (5 pp, including front cover); 31 x 23 cm. Cover photo of Glenn Miller. Key of E flat major. Tempo marking: Slowly. Includes guitar chord diagrams throughout. In good to good+ condition. Illustrated paper covers with photographic portrait of Glenn Miller show light edge wear, small nicks, and overall toning; corners lightly bumped. Interior pages lightly age toned but clean and unmarked. Popular song written by Eric Maschwitz (1901-1969) with music by Manning Sherwin (1912-1974), first introduced in the London musical revue "New Faces" in 1940. The song became an enduring standard of the World War II era and is closely associated with Glenn Miller, whose portrait appears on the cover. The work evokes wartime London romance and nostalgia and remains one of the most recognizable British popular songs of the period. Back cover advertises additional songs published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., including Crosstown; The Call of the Canyon; Johnny Peddler (I Got); Sierra Sue; You Made Me Care (When I Wasn't in Love).