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The Gillotts of Sheffield
The Gillotts of Sheffield

The Gillotts of Sheffield

Author (1851 - 1939)
Dateafter 1945
Object numberANMS1471[006]
NameBooklet
MediumPaper, metal
DimensionsOverall (Closed): 197 × 153 mm
Overall (Open): 196 × 303 mm
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection Gift from Peter R Gillott
DescriptionBooklet by Joseph Gillott 'The Gillotts of Sheffield'. Twenty pages of text outlining different members of the Gillott family with accompanying black and white illustrations.HistoryGillott studied music at the Royal Conservatorium of Music in Leipzig, Germany and worked as a music teacher, concert musician and composer. He spent twenty years in Melbourne teaching music, giving concerts, composing and writing for the press. His body of work includes songs on patriotic themes and the subject of Federation, notably “Sons of the Southern Seas.”SignificanceJoseph Gillott was a figure of note as a colonial era composer, who with his nationalistic songs contributed to the conceptualisation of an Australian identity distinct from Britain in the pre-Federation era.