Musical compositions by Italian composers were often performed and appreciated by the South Australian public. Angelo Demodena also wrote For Thee in 1906.
Locally composed sheet music of this period often reflected social events, such as the comings and goings of early governors and their spouses and the visits of royalty. Demodena dedicated this piece to Lord Tennyson who was the Governor of South Australia from 1899 until 1902 and went on to be the second Governor General of Australia from 1902-1903.

Holmes, Robyn. The collector's book of sheet music covers, Canberra : National Library of Australia, 2001

From Colonel Light into the footlights : the performing arts in South Australia from 1836 to the present Norwood, S. Aust. : Pagel Books, 1988

The Oxford companion to Australian music, Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1997

Australian dictionary of biography, Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2002>

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