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City of Armadale - History House > Records

COMPOSITION, MUSICAL - SHEET MUSIC

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J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd

1942

Overview

Single piece of card.
Front is coloured green with brown text and the image of an Australian militery slouch hat. Title text [A BROWN SLOUCH HAT / Words and Music by / GEORGE WALLACE]. Publisher mark on bottom of front.
In the bottom left corner is a photo of a woman with text by it. Text [Sung by / JENNY / HOWARD / English Comedienne].
On the two inside pages and on the back are the words and score for the song.
The page edges are covered in strips of masking tape.

Historical information

A popular song written about Australian troops who were fighting during WWII. It was written and scored by George Wallace, and sung by Jenny Howard, an English Comedienne. The song was published in 1942.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2010.3

Item type

Musical instruments

Material

Width

24.2000 cm

Height or length

31.7000 cm

Themes

Popular Culture

Inscriptions and markings

J. ALBERT & SON PTY / LTD / MUSIC PUBLISHERS / MELBOURNE SYDNEY WELLINGTON, NZ]

Keywords

ALBERT J & Sons Ltd

WALLACE George Mr

Place made

Australia

Year

1942

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Inside pages of sheet music for the song "A Brown Slouch Hat". The card is white with black printing on it and shows the first two pages of the musical score and words for the song.

Back page of the sheet music for the song "A Brown Slouch Hat". This is the third page of the musical score and words for the song. The card is a white colour and printing is black. Masking tape has been used on the edges of the page.

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