Description
Author: Winfield Scott
Publisher: Roosevelt Music Co., Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Format: Vintage sheet music
Date of Publication: mid-20th century
Condition:
Good. Original mid-20th-century sheet music with age toning, edge wear, and light surface wear consistent with handling and age. Minor creasing present. Interior music pages remain intact and legible. Paper is fragile. Preserved in an archival sleeve.
Description:
Burn That Candle is an example of mid-20th-century popular sheet music, issued by Roosevelt Music Co., Inc. with words and music by Winfield Scott. The song reflects the era’s emphasis on accessible melodies and romantic or novelty-themed popular songs intended for home performance and amateur musicians.
The graphic cover design is notable for its bold, modernist musical motif rendered in strong linear forms, aligning with midcentury design trends that favored abstraction and stylized symbolism over literal illustration. Such designs marked a shift in sheet music aesthetics as popular music moved closer to radio-driven and recorded formats.
The back page features promotional excerpts from Bits of Hits and Roosevelt Music Gems, highlighting contemporary songs marketed by the same publisher and offering insight into music-publishing practices of the period.
This is an original period printing, not a reproduction, and survives as a representative artifact of mid-20th-century popular music and graphic design.