Object of the Day

"Kiss of Spring" Sheet Music

March 19

Spring has sprung! Today is the March equinox; day and night will be roughly the same length all over the world. In the Northern Hemisphere, this day marks the beginning of Spring. This sheet music for the waltz “Kiss of Spring” by Walter Rolfe was published in 1906. The cover depicts a pleasant pastoral Spring scene with two young women in a flowering field surrounded by lambs.

“Kiss of Spring”

Description (Brief)
This sheet music is for the song “Kiss of Spring,” a waltz by Walter Rolfe. The sheet music was published by Walter Jacobs of Boston, Massachusetts in 1906. The cover features a pastoral image of two maidens in a field surrounded by lambs, bending a blossom branch into a heart shape.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
publisher
Walter Jacobs
date made
1906
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm
Object Name
sheet music