MUSIC SHEETS, PRINTED & BOUND, 3 SETS

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c. 1950 - 1959

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Overview

Three sets of printed & bound music sheets, with handwritten pencilled notes by Sister Claver, the music teacher at St. Aloysius Convent, Toodyay. Pages worn, dog-eared & torn
a) Set of music sheets (18 pages) for fifth grade, cover held on with masking tape along the spine. Inside front cover a narrow section of lined paper has been affixed with masking tape. Rear page torn
b) Set of music sheets(9 pages), partially held together with yellow cotton thread
c) Set of music sheets (3 pages plus front & back covers), covered in brown paper.

Historical information

These books were used for music examinations in the 1950s. The pencilled notes appear to have been made by Sister Claver, the music teacher at the St. Aloyisius Convent of Mercy School, Toodyay. The books were owned by Susan Watkins, the sister of the donor Margot Watkins and the daughter of Eric & Therese Watkins from Toodyay.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2016.35a-c

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

23.5000 cm

Height or length

30 cm

Inscriptions and markings

a) Handwritten at top right on the first page, 'Susan Lizama / this is from the time of Sister Claver at the Toodyay Convent'.
c) Written at top right of cover 'Susan / Chopin: Mazurka etc.' On page 3 there are two more notations. The first, "This is Sister Claver's writing, from the Toodyay convent!" with an arrow pointing to a second notation in different handwriting, "A Polish National dance in Triple time, with a variable accent on the 3rd beat".

Keywords

SISTER Claver

WATKINS Susan

Year

c. 1950 - 1959

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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