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Creator : Whitington, Sylvia M.
Place Of Creation : Glenelg, S. Aust.
Publisher : [S.M. Whitington]
Date of creation : [1906?]
Format : Sheet music
Contributor : State Library catalogue
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Sylvia Whittington was a teacher at the Elder Conservatorium and was a prominent member of the South Australian Orchestra and the Elder String Quartet.
In 1921 she was described in the Australian musical news and digest as 'one of the most accomplished violinists that this state had produced'. An admirer purchased and presented her with a Guarnerius violin.
Subjects
Coverage year : 1906
Period : 1884-1913
Further reading :

Glennon, James. Australian music and musicians, Adelaide : Rigby, c1968

The Australian musical news, Melbourne : Australian Musical News, 1914- Especially Volume 7 1918 and August 1921

Marsi, Lina. Index to the Australian musical news, 1911-1963, Melbourne : Lima Press, 1990

Hill, William Henry. The violin-makers of the Guarneri family (1626-1762) : their life and works, London : Holland Press, [1965]
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