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Inchworm

Sheet Music
ca.1987 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Inchworm' and 'Indian Lady'. Two music titles on an A4 format sheet, photocopied from an unidentified American Fakebook. Lettered with title, score, chord symbols and credits. Lettered with title, score, chord symbols and credits.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Inchworm
  • Indian Lady
Materials and techniques
Photocopy print
Brief description
'Inchworm' and 'Indian Lady'. Two music titles on an A4 format sheet, photocopied from an unidentified American Fakebook. Photocopied in Great Britain, ca.1987.
Physical description
'Inchworm' and 'Indian Lady'. Two music titles on an A4 format sheet, photocopied from an unidentified American Fakebook. Lettered with title, score, chord symbols and credits. Lettered with title, score, chord symbols and credits.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.7cm
  • Width: 21.1cm
Measurements taken from Registry File.
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with title, score, chord symbols and credits. Lettered with title, score, chord symbols and credits.
Credit line
Given by Kevin Edge
Historical context
Fakebooks contain outlibe scores of popular compositions and aural transcriptions of celebrated performances on record. The Fakebook is a legitimate aspect of music publishing which is particularly designed to serve the jazz musician. These copies were made and circulated alongst musicians for practice purposes.
Production
This was copied from an unidentified American Fakebook.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
E.1763-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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