Bird of paradise
- Title
- Bird of paradise
- LC Subject
- Hoffmann, Gertrude
- Item Locator
- Music ShColl 007444
- Alternative
- My bird of paradise : Hawaiian love song
- Creator
- Hoffmann, Max, 1869-1927
- Illustrator
- Starmer
- Lyricist
- Madden, Edward, 1878-1952
- 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.
- 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.
- Cover
- 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.
- Work Type
- sheet music
- Issued
- 1912
- Identifier
- MY BIRD OF PARADISE
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Copyright Claimant
- Jerome H. Remick & Co.
- Publisher
- Francis, Day & Hunter
- Place Of Publication
- New York >> New York >> United States
- Type
- Text
- Format
- application/pdf
- Physical Extent
- 5 p.; color
- Set
- Historic Sheet Music Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic Sheet Music Collection
- Larger Work
- Broadway to Paris
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Exhibit
- Women composers
