The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #51259   Message #781618
Posted By: greg stephens
11-Sep-02 - 07:43 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Over the Hills and Far Away / O'er the...
Subject: RE: O'er the Hills
The Beggar's Opera contained no original music at all. John Gay specifically used music currently popular to get the effect he wanted.The use of "Over the hills and far away" is a fantastically moving bit of the play,by the way.