[Sheet music] Up from Somerset

Sheet music for the song titled 'Up from Somerset', with lyrics written by Frederic Edward Weatherly and music composed by Wilfrid Sanderson. This copy was included in the album of sheet music titled 'Australian YMCA songs, Volume 1' that was published about 1915. Inside the front cover are the full set of typed lyrics for the song. The back page of this copy shows a list of 'new and standard songs' published by Boosey & Co. The original song appears to have been published in 1913.

The lyrics of this song are written from the perspective of a family from Somerset, England, who have travelled to see the review of the Army by the King and Queen. The family meet the monarchs during the visit and tells of the conversations each of the children have with the King and Queen.

In addition to being a proliferate lyricist who is said to have written the lyrics for 3000 songs, Weatherly was also an author and a lawyer. Some of his most famous songs include 'The Holy City', 'Danny Boy' and 'Roses of Picardy'.

Sanderson was a a British composer and organist who was based in Doncaster, England. During the First World War, he was a senior clerk at the Ministry of Works. From 1924 until his death, he was an examiner at the Trinity College of Music. During his career he composed approximately 170 songs.

Towards the bottom of this page is a sound recording of this sheet music, or a parody, that was created as part of the Music and the First World War project. More information about this recording, including names of the performers, can be found on the catalogue record for the sound recording. A link to the catalogue record for the sound recording can be found at the bottom of this page, under the heading ‘Related objects’ where it can be identified with the prefix [sound recording].