The skylark [chords]
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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People
- Title
- The skylark [chords]
- Contributor
- words by J. Hogg; Music by Antonio Munoz
- Language
- English
- Source
- Volume 1 (Issue no. 8) September 1935
- Year
- 1935
- Subject
- Chords (Music theory)
- Harmony in music
- Fulltext
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