What's the use of moonlight

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Date

1909

Authors

Kahn, Gus [composer]
Le Boy, Grace [composer]
Lambert, Maud [performer]

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Chicago : Will Rossiter, 1909.

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Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.
song with quartet chorus ; introduced by Maud Lambert ; Gus Kahn and Grace LeBoy writers of "I wish I had a girl" ; all the stars just seem to say, as they look down from Above ~ what's the use of moonlight (when there's no one 'round to love) [note]
Piano vocal tenor(2) baritone bass [instrumentation]
Silv'ry moon is beaming gentle breezes sigh [first line]
What's the use of moonlight [first line of chorus]
E flat [key]
Andante moderato [tempo]
Popular song [form/genre]
Man sitting on bench beside tree ; Maud Lambert (photograph) [illustration]
Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note]
Music score for quartet chorus on inside back cover [note]

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