A remarkable collection of sheet music from the collection of Harold Arlen. A large group of printed sheet music, at least 100 examples, includes first and later editions of songs in original format with decorative illustrated covers, mostly 1900-1960. Some wear, should be seen, sold as is.
An impressive collection of important songs from the collection of "Over the Rainbow" composer Harold Arlen. Many of the songs here are by those Arlen counted among his closest friends and represent many of the songs that are now considered the Great American Songbook. Includes The Wizard of Oz Souvenir Album, 1939; Selections from A Star is Born starring Judy Garland, the music by Arlen and the lyrics by Ira Gershwin; several from Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific; Singin' in the Raid; Jerome Kern's A Heart for Sale; Harold Arlen's American Minuet; Fred Stone in the Stepping Stones; two from the Gershwin's The Goldwyn Follies; several from Kern & Hammerstein's High, Wide and Handsome; Rodger's & Hart's How to Win Friends and Influence People; several from Rodger's & Hart's Babes in Arms including My Funny Valentine; Carousel; Show Boat; Cole Porter's Hitchy Koo of 1922; Irving Berlin's White Christmas; several from Finnian's Rainbow; Thelonius Monk's Revealing the Genius of Jazz; and five from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess including I Got Plenty o' Nuttin and Summertime.