[Sheet music] Oh! It's a Lovely War Accession Number: RC10990.024

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Sheet music for the song titled 'Oh! It's A Lovely War', is written and composed by J P Long and Maurice Scott. This song is part of a compilation album of sheet music titled 'Songs That Won The War' and published as 'Daily Express Community Song Book No 3'.

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].

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Accession Number
RC10990.024
Composer
J P Long
Composer
Classification
Published Collection
Object Type
Sheet Music
Measurement
Overall: 28.1 cm x 22.6 cm
Collection number
505
Whole/Part
Item
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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