The Jolly Coppersmith was a popular turn-of-the-twentieth century march that was recorded by many record labels. First published in 1886 in New York, it was credited to V. Peter (a pseudonym for Heinrich Mannfred). On later sheet music it was credited to C. Peters and on some recordings to simply "Peters" or "Peter". Its genre has been classified as "Descriptive" or a "March," and it's memorable for its clanging or striking of an anvil during the chorus, sometimes sung, sometimes not.

	This sheet music, from the National Library of Australia was printed in Germany, c.1891-1892. (Click on sheet music for larger image). For additional information go to http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-an22733560   Click here to listen to the Victor recording from 1909 (20MB) A brief discography of recordings of The Jolly Coppersmith is in the following table.

The Jolly Coppersmith