Brooks, Albert William (pseud: Oscar Allon) 12.feb.1870-20.nov.1949 England Nottinghamshire, Sutton-in-Ashfield - Mansfield
pianist, lyricist, music publisher, he wrote the words to many of his songs himself, from 1893 he used the pseudonym Oscar Allon often erroneously given as Oscar Allen or Oscar Allan, 1893-1894 active as pianist in London, 1900 music publisher A. Brooks in Nottingham, 1914-1919 music publisher Brooks Bros. in Sutton-in-Ashfield, 1920-1922 music publisher Brooks Bros. in Nottingham, he died at the General Hospital in Mansfield while residing at Willowbridge House in Sutton-in-Ashfield ; son of musician/music teacher/music seller William Brooks (Sutton 1846-1926 Basford) and Harriett Wetton (Sutton 1846-1907 Mansfield) ; brother of composer Frederic Brooks ; 1898 in Mansfield he married Emily Anna Cooke (Sutton 1877-15.may.1932 Mansfield)

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[] The merry haymakers. Polka. Piano music Albert William Brooks pub C. Sheard & Co., London 1892
[] The Cascade. Characteristic piece for the pianoforte music Albert William Brooks pub E. Ashdown, London 1892
[] Summer showers. Morceau brillante for the pianoforte music Albert William Brooks pub Evans & Co., London 1892
[] The Waterwheel. Characteristic piece for the pianoforte music Albert William Brooks pub C. Woolhouse, London 1892
[] Zerlina. Characteristic dance for the piano music Albert William Brooks pub Evans & Co., London 1892
[] The dawn of spring. Piano music Albert William Brooks pub R. Cocks & Co., London 1892
[] Dance of the gipsies. Piano music Albert William Brooks pub Beal & Co., London 1892
[] The Pipes of Pan. Piano music Oscar Allon pub Weekes & Co., London 1893
[] Over the hills. Overture. Orchestra. 1894 music Oscar Allan
[] Meg Merrilies. Gypsy dance. Piano music Oscar Allen music Oscar Allon pub R. Cocks & Co., London 1894
[] The roll of the drum. Song. 1894 music Oscar Allon
[] Dawn of Day. Intermezzo. Piano music Oscar Allon music Oscar Allen [Orpheus Music] pub Orpheus Music Publishing Co., London 1895
[] Forget me not. Song music Oscar Allon music Oscar Allen [Francis, Day & Hunter] music Oscar Allan [Pazdirek] pub Francis, Day & Hunter, London 1896
[] Marion. Valse brillante. Piano reversed dedication : daughter Olive Marion (Sutton 12may1905-) music Oscar Allon pub Weekes & Co., London 1895
[] Doreen. Song reversed dedication : daughter Emily Doreen (Sutton 25apr1900-) music Oscar Allan music Oscar Allon pub Agate & Co., London 1897
[] Friends of old. Song. 1897 music Oscar Allan music Oscar Allon pub Rossini & Co., London 1895
[] Punchinello. Mazurka de salon. 2 Mandolins and piano pub Rossini & Co., London 1898
[] Dorsett. Song music Oscar Allon pub Agate & Co., London 1900
[] Ecce homo (Behold the man). Song with organ or harmonium accompaniment ad lib. words Wallace Rothsay music Oscar Allen music Oscar Allon pub Agate & Co., London 1900
[] Day by Day. String band music Oscar Allen performed at a gathering of the P.S.A. Society at the Council School, Bush Hill Park London 27nov1904
[] Benedictus Dominus. Male voice music Oscar Allen performed by Horace Reynolds singer, choirmaster at St Paul's, St Paul's London 28may1906
[] Rosina. Gavotte moderne. 2 Mandolins and piano music Oscar Allan [Pazdirek] pub Walter Whittingham, London 1907
[] Norah Kildare. Song music Oscar Allen performed at the New Ireland Club Concert, Tyrone Northern Ireland 6dec1907
[] A memory. Chanson d'amour. Piano music Oscar Allen pub Beal, Stuttard & Co., London 1922

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