Penguin Book of English Song
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The Penguin Book of English Song anthologizes the work of 100
English poets who have inspired a host of different composers (some
English, some not) to write vocal music. Each of the chapters,
arranged chronologically from Chaucer to Auden, opens with a precis
of the poet's life, work and, often, approach to music. Richard
Stokes's notes and commentaries constantly illuminate the language
and themes of the poems and their settings in unexpected ways. An
awareness of how Ben Jonson based his famous poem 'Drinke to me,
onely, with thine eyes' on a Greek original, for example, increases
our enjoyment of both the poem and the traditional song, knowledge
of Thomas Hardy's relationships with women deepens our appreciation
of songs by Ireland, Finzi, Britten and others, Charles Dibdin's
'Tom Bowling', played each year at the Last Night of the Proms,
takes on a deeper resonance when we know that it was written after
the death of his brother Tom, a sea captain struck by lightning in
the Indian Ocean. Many composers of different nationalities appear,
but the book remains quintessentially British, and includes pieces
that have an established place in our national consciousness:
'Rule, Britannia' (James Thomson), 'Abide with me' (Henry Francis
Lyte), 'Auld lang syne' (Robert Burns), 'Jerusalem' (William
Blake), 'Once in royal David's city' (Mrs C. F. Alexander), and
even 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star' (Jane Taylor). The poems are
printed in their original versification and spelling, enabling us
to trace the development of the English language as the book
progresses. The volume presents a huge amount of information about
English Song that will enlighten all those who delight in the
fusion of words and music. The presence of minor as well as major
poets and the unique principle of selection make The Penguin Book
of English Songa highly original anthology of English verse.
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Penguin Classics ,
Richard Stokes
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Penguin Classics,
Richard Stokes
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