What Is This Thing Called Love?

Composer

Cole Porter

Files

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Cover Illustration

Clown and ballerina dancing

First Line of Song

I was a hum-drum person, Leading a life apart,

First Line of Chorus

What is this thing called love?

Lyricist

Porter, Cole, 1891-1964

Illustrator/Artist

Barbelle, Albert W., 1888-1957

Lithographer/Printer

New York: Harms, Inc.

Publication Date

1937

Publisher

New York: Harms, Inc.

Performance Medium

Piano; Ukulele; guitar; voice

Music Genre

Popular

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score; (6 p.); 30 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278011769761

Digital ID#

011769761_1937

Location of Original

Box 150; Folder 1; Piece 47

Repository

Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights Management

Item Unavailable Due to Copyright Restrictions

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.