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The Song of the Thrush

Sheet Music
ca. late 19th century (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Music sheet cover for 'The Song of the Thrush', written by Walter Hastings, composed by George Le Brunn, sung by Peggy Pryde, published by Francis, Day & Hunter , ca. late 19th century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Song of the Thrush (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Brief description
Music sheet cover for 'The Song of the Thrush', written by Walter Hastings, composed by George Le Brunn, sung by Peggy Pryde, published by Francis, Day & Hunter , ca. late 19th century.
Physical description
Cover of the sheet music for 'The Song of the Thrush'. In the centre, there is woman holding a bouquet of flowers. In the background, there are men working in the background. The chorus of the song is printed on the image. In addition, the credits are printed at the top and bottom of the page.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.8cm
  • Width: 25.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'THIS SONG MAY BE SUNG IN PUBLIC WITHOUT FEE OR LICENSE EXCEPT AT MUSIC HALLS AND VARIETY THEATRES/THE SONG/OF THE THRUSH/ (FOUNDED ON AN INCIDENT IN CHARLES READE'S NOVEL, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND)/ CHORUS/THERE FELL A DEEP HUSH, AS THE SONG OF THE THRUSH WAS HEARD BY THAT MOTLEY THRONG,/AND MANY A ROUGH FELLOW'S EYES WERE MOIST, AS THE NOTES RANG OUT CLEAR AND STRONG,/EYES LIGHTED UP WITH A BRIGHT, YEARNING LOOK, AS THE BIRD TRILLED ITS BEAUTIFUL LAY,/ IT BROUGHT TO THEIRMIND DEAR OLD ENGLAND AND HOME THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY,/ WRITTEN BY WALTER HASTINGS,/COMPOSED BY GEORGE LE BRUNN/SUNG BY MISS PEGGY PRYDE/LONDON: FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER, 142 CHARING CROSS ROAD, (OXFORD STREET END)/PUBLISHERS OF/SMALLWOOD'S CELEBRATED PIANOFORTE TURO: SMALLWOOD'S 55 MELODIOUS EXERCISES, ETC/NEW YORK: T.B. HARMS & CO 18 EAST 22ND STREET/ COPYRIGHT MDCCCXCVII IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY FRANCIS DAY & HUNTER/H.G. RANKS LITH. (Text on front of cover.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Literary references
  • Charles Reade's It Is Never Too Late to Mend (1856), a novel written with the purpose of reforming abuses in prison discipline and the treatment of criminals.
  • The Song of the Thrush by Walter Hastings and George Le Brunn
Summary
Music sheet cover for 'The Song of the Thrush', written by Walter Hastings, composed by George Le Brunn, sung by Peggy Pryde, published by Francis, Day & Hunter , ca. late 19th century.
Collection
Accession number
S.352-2012

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Record createdApril 17, 2012
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