Name/Title
'Songs of Sunland' by C. H. McCurrie, c. early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1997.188.1Description
ACC. NO. 97.188.1.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: COMPOSERS
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA EARLY 1900's
OBJECT: MUSIC
DESCRIPTION:
SOFT-BOUND MUSIC SHEET, WITH COVER DESIGN IN BLUE-COLORED INK, FEATURING A MAP OF CALIFORNIA AND THE TITLE, "SONGS OF SUNLAND," IN BOLD-PRINTED TYPE.
SIZE: L 12" X W 9"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
MUSIC PIECES UNDER THE MAIN CAPTION, "SONGS OF SUNLAND.". MUSIC BY C H MCCURRIE. WORDS BY CHARLES KEELER. INDIVIDUAL MUSIC DEDICATED TO ALAMEDA RESIDENTS. THE COMPOSER ONCE RESIDED ON CLINTON AVENUE, ALAMEDA. COVER DESIGN AND DECORATIVE CAPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL SONGS WERE RENDERED BY ARTIST ALBERTINE RANDALL WHEELAN.
MUSIC WAS PRESENTED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRIOR TO 1971, BUT WAS NOT CATALOGED UNTIL MAY 3, 1997.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DATE: MAY 3, 1997
