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Post by lahoo88 on Aug 11, 2008 5:59:07 GMT -5
Hi I am really hoping someone can help me.
We (Australian Costumers Guild QLD chapter) are having a Regency event in September and I have suggested some musical entertainment.
I play the classical guitar (I am going to play solo pieces) but would anyone know where I can get a hold of some songs from around that time, I would prefer with guitar accompaniment, but I could transpose a piano score if needed.
I will also have someone to play the flute so a guitar/flute duet would be fantastic as well
I know its a long shot but you never know.
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Aug 11, 2008 13:43:48 GMT -5
Most english country dances are available in sheet music online for free.
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Post by Heidi Hollister on Aug 30, 2010 22:41:43 GMT -5
Rather than start a new thread, I thought I'd ask my question here. I am trying to research how people in the regency period purchased their music. I have looked all over the internet, the British Library and the Library of Congress, but I haven't found any sheet music from the era. All I've found are song sheets with the lyrics and no music.
Was sheet music available? Where can I go to find out?
I'm totally new to Regency culture, so I'm going to need lots of help.
Thank you!
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Sept 1, 2010 16:10:38 GMT -5
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Post by Heidi Hollister on Sept 10, 2010 20:25:51 GMT -5
The Jane Austen's world link is very useful. It told me some of what I want to know. Thank you for that.
Does anyone know where these sheets of music would be purchased? At general stores, music shops? How much would they cost?
I'm sorry I do not know where to find this information for myself, but hopefully I'll learn quickly
Thank you
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Post by mrsmusgrave on Sept 10, 2010 21:43:57 GMT -5
Look up some of the music liked by Jane Austen. She copied out music and words into her notebooks. Isaac Nathan sold music. Periodicals printed musical scores and Thom. Wilson ( for instance) published the music for dances in his dance books. Some of his books are at the Library of Congress web site. You can also see if any music can be found at Google books. Innocent Diversions by Piggot is about Jane Austen's music but it is applicable to music of the period. There are also some CD's a music like the Jane Austen companion. A couple of these tend too much towards classical. Dibdin and Arne were more likely than Schubert. Mozart's and Beethoven's music was sold in sheet music. The book by Piggot has a list of composers . You can look for that music. They did sell sheet music . There is also a long article about Musical Evenings by Leigh Hunt. Once you have the names of pieces you can find the music more easily.
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Post by mrsmusgrave on Sept 10, 2010 21:47:40 GMT -5
Sorry. My reply crossed with your explanation. Music was sold in music stores. Some was in books and sold in book stores. As I mentioned, Isaac Nathan was one who sold music. Also, there was one man who sold Beethoven's music but I've forgotten his name. I think Piggot does cover some of this.
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Post by Heidi Hollister on Sept 11, 2010 10:26:50 GMT -5
Oooh! Thank you Mrs. Musgrave. I wonder if music stores stretched to colonial holdings, such as Trinidad, or if there would be limited selections in dry goods stores... Or perhaps a book store...
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