Sans Merci, Or, Kestrels and Falcons
Title | Sans Merci, Or, Kestrels and Falcons PDF eBook |
Author | George Alfred Lawrence |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 424 |
Release | 1872 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Penguin Book of English Song
Title | The Penguin Book of English Song PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Stokes |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 976 |
Release | 2016-04-07 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 0141982551 |
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 Song a highly original anthology of English verse.
The Kestrel
Title | The Kestrel PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 310 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Birds |
ISBN |
The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: AACM to Fargo, Donna
Title | The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: AACM to Fargo, Donna PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Larkin |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 840 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Popular music |
ISBN |
This Day in Music
Title | This Day in Music PDF eBook |
Author | Neil Cossar |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 400 |
Release | 2014-08 |
Genre | Rock music |
ISBN | 9781783055104 |
Births, deaths and marriages, No1 singles, drug busts and arrests, famous gigs and awards... all these and much more appear in this fascinating 50 year almanac.Using a page for every day of the calendar year, the author records a variety of rock and pop events that took place on a given day of the month across the years.This Day in Music is fully illustrated with hundreds of pictures, cuttings and album covers, making this the must-have book for any pop music fan.
Afoot in England
Title | Afoot in England PDF eBook |
Author | W. H. Hudson |
Publisher | Binker North |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Afoot in England is a classic English bird watching volume by W.H. Hudson. Mr. Hudson is a nature lover, especially, a bird lover, and it was his quest for the bird life of the English Countryside that led him "afoot" on many of these birding pilgrimages through un-frequented England, of which he gives us such attractive glimpses.
Cassell's Book of Birds
Title | Cassell's Book of Birds PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Rymer Jones |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | 326 |
Release | 2023-10-18 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3385212960 |