Oh, Kay! (Gershwin, George)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Composition Year 1926
Genre Categories Musicals; Theatrical Works; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; English language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

Composer Improvisations

4-disc Recordings

 Maybe (EU)
#179756 - 3.01MB - 3:16 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/N/V - 1243×⇩ - MP3 - Guifré

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. More information
Not to be confused with the short transcriptions form George Gershwin's Songbook.
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Vocal Scores

 5. Someone to Watch over Me
#876280 - 12.25MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 34/V/C - 85×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/9/20)

⇒ 7 more: 8. Maybe • 9. Clap Yo' Hands • 10. Do Do Do • 13. Fidgety Feet • 14. Heaven on Earth • 16. Oh, Kay! • Show Me the Town

 8. Maybe
#876285 - 10.51MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 34/V/C - 32×⇩ - Feduol

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 9. Clap Yo' Hands
#876265 - 11.05MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 34/V/C - 85×⇩ - Feduol

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 10. Do Do Do
#1045908 - 2.71MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 34/V/C - 1×⇩ - Kosboot

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 13. Fidgety Feet
#876282 - 10.61MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 34/V/C - 31×⇩ - Feduol

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 14. Heaven on Earth
#876281 - 10.53MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 34/V/C - 29×⇩ - Feduol

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 16. Oh, Kay!
#876283 - 12.24MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 34/V/C - 33×⇩ - Feduol

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 Show Me the Town
#876284 - 12.62MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 34/V/C - 33×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/9/20)

Publisher. Info. New York: Harms Inc., 1926. Plates various.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Someone to Watch over Me (No.5)

For Piano (Downer)

 Complete Score
#419621 - 0.72MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/22/!N - 7423×⇩ - NeptuneVII

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NeptuneVII (2016/4/17)

Arranger Jacob Logan Downer
Publisher. Info. Jacob Logan Downer
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Pour une femme en rouge écarlate qui

ces derniers temps a été hante mes rêves

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For Piano (Cardinaux)

 Partition complète [B]
#1001301 - 0.20MB, 4 pp.  - N/N/N - Michel Cardinaux

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Michel Cardinaux (2025/11/15)

Arranger Michel Cardinaux (b. 1962)
Publisher. Info. Rapsodia, 2009.
Copyright
Creative Commons-NC (deprecated; for imported files) - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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General Information

Work Title Oh, Kay!
Alternative. Title
Composer Gershwin, George
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGG 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 15 musical numbers in 2 acts
  • Act I
1. Overture
2. The Moon is on the Sea
3. When our Ship Comes Sailing In
4. Don't Ask
5. Someone to Watch over Me
6. The Woman's Touch
7. Dear Little Girl
8. Maybe
9. Clap Yo' Hands
10. Do, Do, Do
  • Act II
11. Bride and Groom
12. Ain't it Romantic
13. Fidgety Feet
14. Heaven on Earth
15. Someone to Watch over Me (reprise)
16. Oh, Kay!
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1926
First Performance. 1926-11-08 in New York, Imperial Theatre
First Publication. 1926
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 1931 or otherwise confirmed as public domain in the United States can be uploaded to the US server only. Possibly public domain in parts of the EU and other 70 pma territories.
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 P.G. Wodehouse (1881–1975), scenario
after La Presidente by Maurice Hanniquin and Pierre Veber (1869–1942)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
Internet Broadway Database
Oh, Kay! -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information Additional lyrics by Howard Dietz
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