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Author:Simonelli Mrs.
Title:Mrs Simonelli tells rhymes in Italian for the Australian Children's folklore collection [sound recording].
Published:1976.
Description:1 tape reel (ca. 7 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.
Playing Time:000700
Series:Australian Children's folklore collection
Summary:Folkloric recording. The Collection consists of traditional songs, music, rhymes and stories in several languages for young children selected by Gwenda Davey from original field recordings located at Museum Victoria.
Contents:Rhymes: Signorina Pattetina (Little Miss Potato) -- Marcellino, Marcellino -- La Mia Mama ha Sei Galline (My mother has six chickens) -- discussion about fingers and finger play.
Biography:Mrs Simonelli came to Australia in 1951 from Tropea in the southern Australian province of Catanzaro.
Notes:Recording begins approx. 35 min. into reel.
Recorded in Melbourne, Victoria on 23 November 1976.
In Italian. Items accompanied by translation or discussion in English.
Subjects:Finger play.
Children's poetry, Australian.
Folk poetry, Italian -- Australia.
Italians -- Australia -- Folklore.
Other Authors:Davey, Gwenda, 1932-
Access Conditions:Access open for research, personal copies and public use. Acknowledgement to be made to Gwenda Davey.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (645859) ORAL TRC 2632/10

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