[SHEET MUSIC] Light & shade patrol : for pianoforte

Sydney : Nicholson &​ Co., 1913. “Op. 56” (caption). Folio, illustrated wrappers (mild foxing, split along spine), 6 pp of music notation; internally clean.

One of the most striking Australian-themed sheet music covers from the Federation period we have seen. The illustration is signed at lower right 'W. George'.

The composer, Gladys Gordon, also performed as a contralto on Australian stages.

Two copies are recorded in Australian collections (State Library of New South Wales; National Library of Australia).