| Composition Year | 1906 |
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| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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| Work Title | Souvenirs |
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| Alternative. Title | Humorous Song |
| Composer | Clare, Tom |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | ITC 2 |
| Key | F major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1906 |
| First Performance. | 1906 |
| First Publication. | 1906 |
| Librettist | Arthur Helliar (1864–1940) |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | voice, piano |
| Extra Information | A humorous ditty about the things you remember from bad situations. Broken arms, headaches and fake Waterloo medals made in Birmingham! Beautiful music for such a light-hearted ditty! (A. B. C. = Aerated Bread Company.) They were a revolutionary brand of tea rooms, mocked by many at the time for their reliance on industrialisation and lack of fresh food apparently. |
