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Tag Archives: music and literature
The song of Tiny Tim
What do you usually buy for Christmas? High on my list of presents for friends is the gift that I most like to receive myself – books. The Christmas period is one of the busiest times of the year for … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Dickens, Christmas, Christmas music, music and literature, Victorian sheet music
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Roald’s Marvellous Musicals
At the age of about eight, I was completely obsessed with Roald Dahl’s Matilda. I’m sure I can’t have been the only hopeful child to spend hours trying to move things with my eyes after reading it (I hope not … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes’ music
Sherlock Holmes is approaching his 130th birthday. The first instalment of A Study in Scarlet, in which Holmes and Watson meet, was published in the 1887 edition of Beeton’s Christmas Annual. Since Conan Doyle’s violin-playing detective is often to be found attending … Continue reading
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Tagged music and literature, Music at the Pendlebury, music at the UL
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In search of Quixote
When not up to my neck in the world of MusiCB3, I read….a lot…probably far too much (if that’s possible). My current read is a novel that I’ve been meaning to tackle for a very long time – Don Quixote. It’s … Continue reading
Jane Austen 200
This week, the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death has been marked in many different ways, including a statue unveiling, and a first look at the new plastic ten pound note featuring Austen, which has already attracted comment over its … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, jane austen, music and literature, Music at CUL, Music at the Pendlebury
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To celebrate, to commemorate : Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
There’s a new exhibition opening on Wednesday 24th October in the display cases in and around the Anderson Room celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth. When I was thinking about setting up the exhibition, I realised at a very … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, C19 music, Charles Dickens, music and literature, To celebrate to commemorate
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