Tip Toes (Gershwin, George)

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Performances

Recordings

Composer Improvisations

4-disc Recordings

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Performer Pages George Gershwin (piano)
Publisher Info. New York: Columbia - VivaTonal, Nos.4065-4066, 1926.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Impropmptu improvisations, London. July 1926.
Not to be confused with the piano roll recordings of 1925 & 1926 nor with the short transcriptions form George Gershwin's Songbook.
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Piano Rolls

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Performer Pages George Gershwin (piano)
Publisher Info. New York: Duo-Art, No.713214, 1926.
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Misc. Notes Impromptu improvisation, London. July 1926.
Not to be confused with the disc recording of 1926 nor with the short transcription form George Gershwin's Songbook.
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Performer Pages George Gershwin (piano)
Publisher Info. New York: Duo-Art, No.713216, 1925.
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Misc. Notes Impromptu improvisation.
Not to be confused with the disc recording of 1926 nor with the short transcription form George Gershwin's Songbook.
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Publisher. Info. New York: Harms Inc., 1925. Plate 7582-4.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano solo (Composer)
See: George Gershwin's Songbook (Nos.15, 17)

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General Information

Work Title Tip Toes
Alternative. Title
Composer Gershwin, George
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGG 27
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
  • Act I
1. Overture
2. Waiting for the Train – Company
3. Nice Baby – Sylvia, Rollo, Chorus
4. Looking for a Boy – Tip-Toes
5. Lady Luck – Guests
6. When Do We Dance? – Steve, Binnie, Denise, Guests
7. These Charming People – Tip-Toes, Al, Hen
8. That Certain Feeling – Tip-Toes, Steve
9. Sweet and Low Down – Al, Denise, Binnie, Peggy, Guests
10. Finale I – Company
  • Act II
11. Our Little Captain – Tip-Toes, Boys
12. Looking for a Boy (reprise) – Tip-Toes, Steve
13. It's a Great Little World – Steve, Sylvia, Al, Binnie, Denise, Chorus
14. Nighty-Night – Tip-Toes, Steve
15. Tip-Toes – Tip-Toes, Chorus
16. Finale II – Company
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1925 and before
First Performance. 1925-12-28 in New York, Liberty Theatre
First Publication. 1925
Copyright Information Although purely instrumental selections and arrangements are permitted for this piece items containing any text by the author(s) listed below cannot be added to the main server (located in Canada) until 70 years after the death of the author(s). Items with text first published before 1929 or otherwise confirmed as public domain in the United States can be uploaded to the US server only.
This item, which is in the public domain in its country of origin, is likewise in the public domain in countries which apply the rule of the shorter term. All EU countries apply the rule of the shorter term in general.
Note that in some cases this rule may be overridden by a treaty with the source country (especially the United States) and/or may not apply to works which fell into the public domain in their source country due to a failure to renew copyright or comply with other formalities.
Librettist Ira Gershwin (1896-1983), lyrics
Guy Bolton (1884-1979)
and Fred Thompson (1884-1949), scenario
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation Voices, chorus and orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
Internet Broadway Database
That Certain Feeling -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information Originally composed for voices and piano, then orchestrated by others

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Songs recorded by Gershwin himself at the piano (free transriptions, not the ones in George Gershwin's Songbook)
  • Looking for a Boy
Disc, July 1926
  • When do we Dance?
Disc, July 1926
  • That Certain Feeling
Piano roll, 1925
Disc, July 1926
  • Sweet and Low Down
Piano roll, 1926
Disc, July 1926

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