The Polka and the Choir Boy! (Grain, Corney)

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Publisher. Info. London: J. Bath, n.d. (ca.1890).
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Work Title The Polka and the Choir Boy!
Alternative. Title Humorous Song
Composer Grain, Corney
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICG 19
Key F major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1890
First Performance. 1890
First Publication. 1890
Librettist Composer
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voice, piano
Extra Information A topical number satirising the musical crazes of the Victorian era. This was during a time when some objected to the sinful nature of modern dance music, so Grain lampoons this with a composer comically turning his Polka into a church hymn after the publisher sees them as outdated.