Sheet Music Cover

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Title

Sheet Music Cover

Subject

The popular interest in the Tango

Description

This is a cover of sheet music, with music by Harry Von Tilzer, and words by Andrew B Sterling. Two ladies from behind a curtain watch three elegant and therefore rich couples dancing the Tango. The word "hesitate" is in reference to a step in the American version of the Tango, which differs slightly from that of the the Europe, in where there is a slight hesitation.

Creator

André C. De Takacs

Source

Not Certain

Publisher

Indiana University Library

Date

1914

Contributor

Indiana University Library

Rights

This work is in the public domain in America, where it originates, and in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less.

Relation

Tango postcard from 1920 in America

Format

jpeg file

Language

English

Type

Entertainment

Identifier

Not Applicable

Coverage

Related to the history of tango dance

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Sheet music cover

Physical Dimensions

957 x 1200 pixels

Files

You_can_tango,_you_can_trot,_dear_-_but_be_sure_and_hesitate_1914.jpg

Citation

AndrĂ© C. De Takacs, “Sheet Music Cover,” The History of Tango Dance, accessed May 19, 2024, https://tangodance.omeka.net/items/show/7.