Charles Dickens and MusicLightwood, James T. (James Thomas)
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Charles Dickens and Music
Lightwood, James T. (James Thomas)
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- Music; Music and literature
THE TOKEN FLOWERS. Song founded on 'Caddy's Flowers' in
_Bleak House_. Written by _Joseph Edward Carpenter_. Music by
_B. Moligne_.
HARD TIMES. Polka. By _C.W._
LITTLE DORRIT. Ballad. Written and composed by _John Caulfield_.
LITTLE DORRIT. Song. Written by _Henry Abrahams_. Music by
_C. Stanley_.
LITTLE DORRIT'S POLKA. Composed by _Jules Norman_.
AS YOU LIKE IT; or LITTLE DORRIT'S POLKA. By _W.H. Montgomery_.
LITTLE DORRIT'S VIGIL. By the composer of LITTLE NELL.
LITTLE DORRIT'S SCHOTTISCHE. Composed by _W.M. Parker_.
LITTLE DORRIT SERENADE. By _Clementine Ward_.
'MY DEAR OLD HOME.' Ballad. Written by _J.E. Carpenter_.
Composed by _John Blockley_.
WHO PASSES BY THIS ROAD SO LATE? Blandois' song from _Little
Dorrit_. Words by _Charles Dickens_. Music by _H.R.S. Dalton_.
(This song was suggested to Dickens by the French song entitled
'Le Chevalier du guet.')
FLOATING AWAY BALLAD. Written by _J.E. Carpenter_. Music by
_John Blockley_.
ALL THE YEAR ROUND; or THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS. Song.
Written by _W.S. Passmore_. Composed by _John Blockley_.
ALL THE YEAR ROUND QUADRILLES. By _E. Frewin_.
ALL THE YEAR ROUND VARSOVIANA. By _W.H. Montgomery_.
THE TWO CITIES QUADRILLES. By _W.H. Montgomery_.
TOM TIDDLER'S POLKA. Composed by _W. Wilson_.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Ballad.
_Coote's_ Lancers, 'SOMEBODY'S LUGGAGE.'
MRS. LIRRIPER'S QUADRILLE. Written by _Adrian Victor_.
JENNY WREN (THE DOLL'S DRESSMAKER). Song. Words by _Edward
Oxenford_. Music by _Alfred J. Caldicott_.
JENNY WREN QUADRILLES. Arranged by _Rosabel_.
MUGBY JUNCTION GALOP. By _Charles Coote, jun._
NO THOROUGHFARE GALOP. Composed by _Charles Coote, jun._
[From an edition:]
PRINTED BY THE
'SOUTHAMPTON TIMES' CO., LTD.,
70 ABOVE BAR, SOUTHAMPTON
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
The musical extracts are marked [Figure 1]-[Figure 8].
These are available as MIDI files.
Italic text is marked _thus_ with underscores.
Alterations:
Page 10 "and can't play 'out to-night,'"
Hyphen not inked in original.
Page 25 "and tuned like fifty stomach-aches."
Corrected typo: "tuned liked"
Page 40 "which had no recognizable tune"
Corrected typo: "recognizable time"
Page 89 "given to the young red-haired boy"
Corrected typo: "young red-haired boots"
Page 93 "penn'orths"
Page 104 "hunting field,"
Letter 't' not inked in original.
Page 115 "His musical powers made him useful at the club-room"
Hyphen at line-end: could be "clubroom".
Page 116 "'as of a gallant and eminent naval Hero,'"
Closing quote missing in original.
Page 146 "(_O.C.S._ 27)"
Corrected typo: "_D.C.S._"
Page 148 "See 'Since the first dawn of reason.'"
Original had "When the first dawn of reason."
Page 150 "See 'Strew then, Oh strew.'"
Original had "Strew then, O strew."
Page 152 "Come weal, come woe, we'll gather and go,"
Line indented in original.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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