- On View
- Musical Crossroads Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Written by
- The Temptations, American, founded 1960
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- ink on card stock
- Dimensions
- H x W (width closed): 12 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (31.8 × 24.1 cm)
- H x W (width open): 12 1/2 × 19 in. (31.8 × 48.3 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for tenor saxophone for The Temptations' song "My Girl," printed in black ink on one sheet of off-white paper folded to form four pages.
- Above the printed music on the first page is the text [TENOR SAX] at top left, [THE TEMPTATIONS] at top right and [MY GIRL] at center. There are eight music staffs with musical notes and symbols along with handwritten notes in blue ink, red ink, and graphite in several areas. One of the notes on the top staff reads [I’ve / got”. There is text at the bottom center of the sheet, below the staffs, which reads [Copied by Abd Essalam]. The interior pages are blank and the printed music continues on the back page which has a black number “-2-“ at the top. There are five more black music staffs with music notes and symbols as well as a smaller sixth staff. There are several handwritten notes in red ink and graphite throughout. There are some creases, marks, and areas of discoloration on the front and back of the scoresheet.
- Classification
- Written Music
- Type
- sheet music
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Motown (Music)
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Soul (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.90.13.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bourne Co.
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




