27 Jul 00 - 11:35 PM (#266271) Subject: Music from England 1840's From: Rosebrook I've been asked by a local theater group about music from England around the 1840's for an upcoming production. Any ideas on where I could begin doing this kind of research on line? Rose |
28 Jul 00 - 03:36 AM (#266409) Subject: RE: Music from England 1840's From: Sorcha Try "Brighton Camp", aka "The Girl Left Behind Me". Or "Saint (St.) James Infirmary" songs/tunes. "Van Diemens Land" (sp--which?) might also be a good starting place. |
28 Jul 00 - 05:56 AM (#266439) Subject: RE: Music from England 1840's From: Gervase Rosebrook,
Anything about the murder of Maria Martin would be topical, so a search through one of the online broadsheet collections might yield something. There's a link in the Mudcat Links section (in fact there's a few links there which might yield useful material for traditional English material from your period). GW Good luck |
28 Jul 00 - 08:02 AM (#266469) Subject: RE: Music from England 1840's From: Albatross 1840 sounds like the music hall period. Jenny Lind is a well played folk tune named after a victorian swedish music hall performer. Thomas Hardy's collection of folk tunes stem from this time. |
28 Jul 00 - 09:28 AM (#266520) Subject: RE: Music from England 1840's From: Kim C Just about anything by Thomas Moore. |
28 Jul 00 - 10:09 AM (#266549) Subject: RE: Music from England 1840's From: Hollowfox What play are they putting on? If the context is a nursery, a parlor, or a pub will make a difference in which pieces will be most useful. |
28 Jul 00 - 10:11 AM (#266550) Subject: RE: Music from England 1840's From: MMario Try the Lester Levy Sheet Music site, which allows you to search by date. |
28 Jul 00 - 12:26 PM (#266645) Subject: RE: Music from England 1840's From: Rosebrook Great suggestions - thank you all. The play is 'Hard Times' (Charles Dickens) and the theme is equality. Diving back into those links, Rose |
28 Jul 00 - 05:08 PM (#266865) Subject: RE: Music from England 1840's From: GUEST,Len Wallace hmmmm, not sure about online. But one song is "Blackleg Miner" about the unsuccesful miner's strike in the "black year of '44". lwallace@mnsi.net |