[Sheet music] Tommy Brown: Australia's Soldier Boy Accession Number: RC10486

Description

Sheet music for the song titled 'Tommy Brown: Australia's soldier boy', with lyrics and music written by Margaret Coney and arranged by Fred Ireland. This copy of the song was published by Allan & Co about 1915 and features photographs of John McGowan and Mel Brewer inset into the front cover. The cover has been published in colour and features illustrations of infantry soldiers advancing and another of six soldiers standing in a trench, with guns ready. Across the top, it is announced that this song was performed in Mr W J Shepperd's film 'With the fighting forces of Europe'.

Inside the front cover is an explanation as to who 'Tommy Brown' represents. According to this article, Tommy Brown was a cousin of the British soldier, Tommy Atkins. The back cover features an advertising preview of the song titled 'We'll never let the old flag fall', with lyrics composed by Albert E MacNutt and music composed by M F Kelly.

Towards the bottom of this page is a sound recording of this sheet music, or a parody, that was created as part of the Music and the First World War project. More information about this recording, including names of the performers, can be found on the catalogue record for the sound recording. A link to the catalogue record for the sound recording can be found at the bottom of this page, under the heading ‘Related objects’ where it can be identified with the prefix [sound recording].

Details

Accession Number

RC10486

Performer

Mel Brewer

Composer

Margaret Coney

Performer

John McGowan

Classification

Published Collection

Object Type

Sheet Music

Date Made

c.1915

Place Made

Australia

Collection number

Whole/Part

Item

Item Count

Access

Open

Copying Provisions

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