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The Boar's Head Tavern :: Shakespeare :: General Shakespeare Discussion :: Shakespeare songs « Page 2 of 2 Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: Shakespeare songs (Read 2,936 times) actaeon Money Lender member is offline That's me on the right! (as Othello) Joined: Aug 2002 Gender: Male Posts: 13 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Re: Shakespeare songs « Reply #15 on Aug 8, 2002, 9:54am » I used to have the album. If I can find it, and find someone with a turntable (it's on vinyl, and I'm CD-only now (down, Ganymede! ) I could send you a tape. I'll see what I can do, as it's so obscure that I'll be very impressed if it's out there. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged shaxper Administrator member is offline Pardon me.  I seem to have misplaced some princes. Joined: Mar 2002 Gender: Male Posts: 534 Location: Meadville, PA Re: Shakespeare songs « Reply #16 on Aug 8, 2002, 11:42am » Well I won't be moved into my new apartment for at least another day, but once there I'll be sure to surf the web in search of an mp3 file of the song you've mentioned. If I have any luck (stranger things have been found out there) I will be sure to let you know. Thanks for your offer, by the way! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices, that, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, will make me sleep again; and then, in dreaming, the clouds methought would open and show riches ready to drop upon me, that, when I wak'd, I cried to dream again" Lord3 Money Lender member is offline 'Tis a lucky day, boy, and we'll do good deeds on't Joined: Mar 2002 Gender: Male Posts: 40 Location: Toronto, Ont. Canada Re: Shakespeare songs « Reply #17 on Aug 8, 2002, 3:58pm » I knew there was something else and it just occured to me. Elivis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet has an album called The Juliet Letters. The liner notes tell of a Veronese academic who began replying to letters addressed to Juliet Capulet. I suppose there must be a need to communicate to somebody who they think will understand even if that person is a dead fictional character. I'm not totally clear whether these are actual letters or extrapolations by Costello. It's worth a listen to even though it might not be the type of music you want to include in the collection. The music has a rock feel but is also definately a classical group. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged shaxper Administrator member is offline Pardon me.  I seem to have misplaced some princes. Joined: Mar 2002 Gender: Male Posts: 534 Location: Meadville, PA Re: Shakespeare songs « Reply #18 on Aug 8, 2002, 4:57pm » Interesting, especially for Elvis Costello. I'll definately look. Thanks! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices, that, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, will make me sleep again; and then, in dreaming, the clouds methought would open and show riches ready to drop upon me, that, when I wak'd, I cried to dream again" actaeon Money Lender member is offline That's me on the right! (as Othello) Joined: Aug 2002 Gender: Male Posts: 13 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Re: Shakespeare songs « Reply #19 on Aug 8, 2002, 5:14pm » I hadn't come across the Costello album, which I shall definitely look into. I don't know if, or how much, this was his inspiration, but I do remember hearing on a TV programme about Verona that many people, mostly teenagers, write to Juliet about their problems, particularly romantic ones. I suppose it's similar to writing to Sherlock Holmes which people do - the bank whose offices cover 221b Baker Street employs someone just to answer those letters. I found it rather touching. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged shaxper Administrator member is offline Pardon me.  I seem to have misplaced some princes. Joined: Mar 2002 Gender: Male Posts: 534 Location: Meadville, PA Re: Shakespeare songs « Reply #20 on Aug 8, 2002, 10:39pm » I think I've heard of people doing that for Abelard and Eloise as well. Touching idea, really. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices, that, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, will make me sleep again; and then, in dreaming, the clouds methought would open and show riches ready to drop upon me, that, when I wak'd, I cried to dream again" suni Money Lender member is offline Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 1 Re: Shakespeare songs « Reply #21 on Feb 9, 2005, 8:06pm » Hi, I am having a birthday party for my ten year old - "Shakespeare's Idiots" is the theme. He's written a play in which all the characters are idiot characters from the Shakespeare plays he knows. Its really funny. Kids will come, rehearse the play and enact it for their parents at pick-up time. So anyway, I was wanting to make a cd of songs somehow related to Shakespeare, and only have Dire Straits' Romeo and Juliet and The Smiths' Shakepeares' Sister. I was google-surfing for ideas when I came upon your discussion. How far did you get compiling this music? Do you have a cd yet? I would LOVE a cd with all these songs on it. Can anyone help????? Suni in NY Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged « Page 2 of 2 Jump to page   Go     Forum Jump--------------------» Home--------------------» Shakespeare--------------------- The Plays- The Sonnets- The Man- General Shakespeare Discussion--------------------» The English Renaissance--------------------- Shakespeare's Contemporaries- Other Renaissance-Related Works- General Renaissance Discussion--------------------» In Performance--------------------- Film Productions- Modern Theatrical Productions- Renaissance Theatrical Productions- General Performance Discussion--------------------» General--------------------- General- Non-Renaissance Literature/Drama- Criticism Discussion- Reading Clubs--------------------» Site Info--------------------- Site Announcements- Questions and Suggestions