51972. AUSTRALIAN SHEET MUSIC. WORK, H.C.
- Come Home, Father, Little Mary's Song. Sung by Madame Anna Bishop.. J.R. Clarke, Music and Fine Art Repository, 23,Hunter Street. J.A. Engel, Printers. 4pp. Sydney, Appears to have been carefully removed from an album. Staining to cover.Lacks original cover featuring photograph. Includes chorus arranged for A (air), A, T, B. Anna Riviere married Sir Henry Bishop at the age of 16. In 1847 she left him for the harpist Bochsa. They arrived in Sydney in 1855. where Bochsa died. She erected a memorial to him at Camperdown Cemetery. Bishop arrived sydney 1855, left end 1857, and a return visit in 1868. From the address of the publisher we can deduce that this sheet dates from the earlier visit. .
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