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Waltzing Matilda

Sheet Music
1940 (published)
Artist/Maker
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew (publishers)
Cowan, Marie (composers)
Paterson, A. B. (lyricists)
Place of origin
London (published)

Music sheet for Waltzing Matilda written by A.B.Paterson, composed by Marie Cowan, published by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd., London 1940.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Sheet Music
TitleWaltzing Matilda (published title)
Materials and techniques
Chromolithograph. Intermediate pages composed of printed text.
Paper
Ink
Printing
Lithography
Brief description
Music sheet for Waltzing Matilda written by A.B.Paterson, composed by Marie Cowan, published by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd., London 1940
Physical description
Music sheet for Waltzing Matilda, the Unofficial Australian National Anthem!
Dimensions
  • Front cover height: 31cm (approx)
  • Front cover width: 25cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Association
Summary
Music sheet for Waltzing Matilda written by A.B.Paterson, composed by Marie Cowan, published by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd., London 1940.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.964-2014

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Record createdMay 12, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1293578/waltzing-matilda-sheet-music-cowan-marie/
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