Musical themes for chapter names pls

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: Snuffy
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 12:55 PM

This song has quite a literary theme.

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: pavane
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 08:13 AM

Thanks Robyn. I like Send in the clowns

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: Little Robyn
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 02:38 AM

Plays, comedies and Molière
Send in the clowns.

Dictionaries and encyclopedias
It's only words

Robyn

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: pavane
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 02:23 AM

Dave
No reason, I am just looking for relevant quotes. They are actually a mix of old and new. For example, I have already used Lowlands of Holland and High Germany.

Modern songs might also be more recognisable today.

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 06:41 PM

You may, of course, name your chapters as you please, but I'm just curious: Why the names of (presumably modern) songs?

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: pavane
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 04:52 AM

I still need musical quotes for names for the following chapters, if anyone can help:

Plays, comedies and Molière
Discusses plays such as Les Précieuses Ridicules and L'Avaré (the Miser), in both of which Molière took parts of the plot from Samuel's work

Dictionaries and encyclopedias


Preacher and Teacher
Discusses Samuel's role as a minister (reformed religion, Calvinist) and school master (He ran his own schools in Paris and Geneva)

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: pavane
Date: 13 Jul 08 - 02:44 AM

Thanks.
Amsterdam was one I was looking for (Tulips NOT appropriate)

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: Rasener
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 12:50 PM

In the port of Amsterdam Jacques Brel
The windmills of Old Amsterdam

Under Paris Skies Andy Williams

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: pavane
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 12:13 PM

My Back Pages will do for the book
(He was also Head of Pages to the Duke of Celle)

Here, there and everywhere, for the travelling, perhaps.

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: pavane
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 09:22 AM

free life of a rover is good.

More info
He spent his last 20 years writing an encyclopedia, but died before he finished it.

Any thoughts?

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: Snuffy
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 08:29 AM

"When I was a young man I carried my pask, and I lived the free life of the rover ..." (Band Played Waltzing Matilda)
"And now, the time has come when I must face the final curtain..." (My Way)

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: pavane
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 05:01 AM

Good, but I was thinking more on the lines of quotes from (well known) songs

(He once described a character in a play, believed to represent himself, as 'juif errant' )

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: Genie
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 03:40 AM

Some possibly apt musical terms:

Coda
DS al fine
The Third Movement (Third verse)
Tag line
Postlude
Variations on the Theme
Wandering Minstrel (troubadour)
Following the Muse
Improvisations
Renaissance Man

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: pavane
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 03:18 AM

Good thinking. It could be expanded.

Subject: RE: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: GUEST,Volgadon
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 03:13 AM

Prelude?

Subject: Musical themes for chapter names pls
From: pavane
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 03:09 AM

I am writing a biography of a 17th Centruy ancestor who was a poet, playwright, minister of the Reformed religion, and writer.
He travelled widely through Europe, visiting the courts of Kings and Princes, writing books describing his travels. He lived for a time in Amsterdam, Paris, Geneva and finally Celle.

I am looking for help to find chapter names which are musical references.

For example, I already have "Poems, prayers and promises" and "Kings and vagabonds".

Does anyone have suggestions for chapters which are currently headed "Early life" and "later life"?