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Delilah
Woollett, Cress, 1917, Music score, Reproduction
Delilah
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Item no
36458
Title
Delilah
Description
Songsheet illustartion for Delilah Valse, composed by Horatio Nicholls.
Artist / maker
Woollett, Cress
Date
1917
Size
35.6 x 25.4 cm
Type
Music score
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Reproduction
Location
Music Library
The cover illustration for the piano score 'Delilah' depicts a full length portrait of a woman, Delilah with striking long red hair, dressed in flowing dark green dress. She is pictured arms akimbo, leaning against a Greek column, looking out past the balustrade. The scene is set at dusk, with a crescent moon shining above the sea. The print is typical of the artist Cress Woollett, who often depicted portraits of women in a similar romantic, Art Nouveau style.
Horatio Nicholls is the pseudonym Lawrence Wright used (15 February 1888 - 19 May 1964). He founded The Lawrence Wright Co. in 1912 and over the next several decades published hundreds of songs often using the name Horatio Nicholls. He founded the magazine Melody Maker in 1926 and was awarded the Ivor Novello Award in 1962 for Outstanding Contribution to British Popular Music.
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