Oh, Kay! (Gershwin, George)

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		Movements/Sections 15 musical numbers Act I Ouverture The Moon is on the Sea When our Ship Comes Sailing In Don't Ask Someone to watch Over Me The Woman's Touch Dear Little Girl Maybe Clap Yo' Hands Do, Do, Do Act II Bride and Groom Ain't it Romantic Fidgety Feet Heaven on Earth Someone to Watch Over Me Oh, Kay! Composition Year 1926 Genre Categories Musicals; Stage Works; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; English language

Performances

• Arrangements and Transcriptions (4)

Arrangements and Transcriptions

Composer Improvisations

4-disc Recordings

 Maybe (EU)
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Guifré (2012/2/19)

 Someone to Watch over Me (Fox-trot) (EU)
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Guifré (2012/2/19)

 Do Do Do (Fox-trot) (EU)
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Guifré (2012/2/19)

 Clap yo' Hands (Fox-trot) (EU)
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MP3 file (audio)
Guifré (2012/2/19)

Performer Pages:

George Gershwin (piano)

Publisher Info.:

New York: Columbia - VivaTonal, 809-D, 810-D, 811-D, 812-D. 1926.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Impropmptu improvisations.
Not to be confused with the short transcriptions form George Gershwin's Songbook.

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General Information

Work Title	Oh, Kay!
Alternative Title

Composer	Gershwin, George
Movements/Sections	15 musical numbers Act I Ouverture The Moon is on the Sea When our Ship Comes Sailing In Don't Ask Someone to watch Over Me The Woman's Touch Dear Little Girl Maybe Clap Yo' Hands Do, Do, Do Act II Bride and Groom Ain't it Romantic Fidgety Feet Heaven on Earth Someone to Watch Over Me Oh, Kay!
Year/Date of Composition	1926
First Performance	1926-11-08 in New York (Broadway), Imperial Theatre
First Publication	1926
Librettist	Ira Gershwin (1896-1983), after Maurice Hanniquin and Pierre Veber (1869–1942)
Language	English
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Composed for voice and piano, then orchestrated by a third party

Misc. Comments

Songs recorded by Gershwin himself at the piano (free transriptions, not the ones in George Gershwin's Songbook)

• Someone to watch Over Me
  • Disc recording, August 1926
• Maybe
  • Disc recording, November 1926
• Clap Yo' Hands
  • Disc recording, December 1926
• Do, Do, Do
  • Disc recording, November 1926

[Maybe incomplete]