Tag Archives: Victorian sheet music

The Strongest Man on Earth

Posted on 24 March 2023 by Kate

Alec Hurley, born on this day (probably!) in 1871, is mostly remembered for being Marie Lloyd’s second husband. He was also a music hall performer in his own right, however, and I recently stumbled across a song of his in … Continue reading →

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Grandfather’s Clock

Posted on 10 March 2023 by Kate

Where does a MusiCB3 blogger go on holiday? To visit a musically significant piece of furniture of course!

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Queen of the Music Hall

Posted on 28 October 2022 by Kate

Marie Lloyd died on the 7th October 1922. Her funeral a few days later was attended by thousands of mourners, and was described by T. S. Eliot as “a ceremony which surprised even warmest admirers”. To mark the centenary month … Continue reading →

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Transported by music

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Kate

Here on the MusiCB3 blog, we talk a lot about the collection of Victorian and Edwardian songs held at the University Library. It is rare, however, that we have the opportunity to dust them off and perform them. This week … Continue reading →

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Anyone for tennis, croquet, football…

Posted on 30 July 2021 by mj263

It’s Olympic season, so it seemed like the perfect time to look through our Victorian songs collection, and see what the Sporting Victorian might be playing. Some are firmly established Olympic favourites, while others have had their moment, only to … Continue reading →

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Ribbons and waistcoats and birds on hats : fashion at MusiCB3

Posted on 27 September 2019 by Kate

The sheet music boxes at the UL are a mine of information about all sorts of things other than music. Many of the illustrated title pages depict the singers who performed the songs,  wearing the fashions of the time. I … Continue reading →

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Orpheus in the London-world : Happy Birthday Offenbach

Posted on 21 June 2019 by Kate

Yesterday saw the 200th anniversary of the birth of Jacques Offenbach. As regular readers will know, MusiCB3 has been celebrating Offenbach’s anniversary month with an exhibition in the Anderson Room, and with Susi’s blog post earlier this month. For this … Continue reading →

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Offenbach 200: the Can-Can comes of age

Posted on 7 June 2019 by sw508

As you may have noticed, this year marks the bi-centenary of Offenbach‘s birth and to mark the occasion we have put together a little, rather eclectic, display in the Anderson Room here at the UL. Never mind the Can-Can, how … Continue reading →

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The song of Tiny Tim

Posted on 21 December 2018 by mj263

What do you usually buy for Christmas? High on my list of presents for friends is the gift that I most like to receive myself – books. The Christmas period is one of the busiest times of the year for … Continue reading →

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Polka-ing round the Christmas tree

Posted on 14 December 2018 by Kate

Thought it was all comic songs and sentimental ballads in the UL’s Victorian sheet music collection? Think again! These nineteenth century composers and their illustrators also favoured us with dances galore – perfect for dancing around one’s drawing room to … Continue reading →

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