[Sheet music] A Soldier's Thought of Home Accession Number: RC11306

Description

Sheet music for the song 'A Soldier's Thought of Home', music by Australian composer James E Dodd with lyrics by R W Jones late of the AIF. Copyright for the song was applied for in 1920.

The cover of the sheet music features a photograph of R.W. Jones in uniform. The text and photographs are bordered by illustrations of floral vines.

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
RC11306
Maker
Private Robert William Jones
Composer
Jas Dodd
Classification
Published Collection
Object Type
Sheet Music
Measurement
Overall: 32 cm x 26 cm
Date Made
c 1920
Place Made
Melbourne
Collection number
821
Whole/Part
Item
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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