MUSIC LIBRARY: SONGS
Here is a selection of songs.
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| CIRCUS OVERTURE | LOVE SONG TO BRIAN THE GOOSE | ||
| Extract of the overture written for 40's flavour circus with a dash of Spike Jones, featuring brass, wind, comedy percussion, jazz vocals, piano and bass | Piano and 'tongue-in-cheek’ vocals a la Spike Jones lead vocals C Barbier, words G Winstanley, music S Llewellyn, |
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| EXPLODING SOCKS SONG | SCAT SONG FOR JUGGLERS | ||
| Vocal storytelling with a sing along 'Andrews Sister's' style chorus, Music S Llewellyn, Lyrics G Winstanley, Vocals J Warlow | Jazzy, scat number written for Ethiopian Jugglers Bi Bi and Bichu, performed by the Gifford's Band, music S Llewellyn & K Hutt, Lyrics G Winstanley | ||
| LONG LONG BOOK | MOSCOU DESERTE | ||
| Extract from quirky chastushki inspired song written for 'War and Peace Circus 'and performed by Giffords Circus co. Music by S Llewellyn, lyrics by Kit Hesketh-Harvey |
Bawdy, raucous French Cabaret number sung to accompany a juggling act with bottles, knives and fire illustrating the French occupying a deserted burning Moscow, music C Barbier & S Llewellyn, lyrics C Barbier & K H-Harvey | ||
| NAPOLEON | COMET | ||
| Light hearted musical theatre number, soilder's marching song, music by S Llewellyn & K Hutt, lyrics by K Hesketh-Harvey | Fragment from the 'Comet' written for a dramatic Russian Bar circus act, company singing and 15 piece ensemble, music by S Llewellyn, lyrics by Kit Hesketh-Harvey |
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| BEAUTY | WAITING | ||
| Love song with mellow strings ‘Beauty’ by Stacey Roca, arranged and produced by Tonal | ‘Two Step’ love song in 40’s crooning style, vocals C Barbier, words G Winstanley, music S Llewellyn |
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| JOUR DE SOLEIL | ARE YOU DANCING ? | ||
| Chanson, ‘Jour de Soleil’ by Claire Barbier arranged and produced by Tonal | Q and A sequence sets the scene for romance on the dance floor lead vocals Emily Seal, words G Winstanley, music S Llewellyn |
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| HELENE, HORSE & HAWK | DRINKING SONG | ||
| Dark, brooding song accompanied with undulating cello, piano & saxes, female vocals J Warlow male vocals P Bradford, music by S Llewellyn, lyrics by K Hesketh-Harvey |
Performed and sung by the 2011 Giffords Circus company music by S Llewellyn & K Hutt, lyrics by Kit Hesketh-Harvey | ||
| DEO GRACIAS | HEY NONNY NONNY | ||
| Setting of latin text ‘Deo Gracias’ sung by Eileen Hulse, by S Llewellyn |
Up beat ‘Euro-pop’ version of Shakespeare’s Hey Nonny Nonny’ music by Sarah Llewellyn . Sung by Fflur Medy Owen | ||
| OU EST LE NOOH ? | OPHELIA | ||
| Comical & jazzy extract from ‘Ou est le Nooh’. Sung by Stacey Roca, By Llewellyn and Hutt |
Beautiful, harmonious setting of Shakespeare’s text, ‘Ophelia’ inspired by the Romany song ‘Lume Lume’, extract sung by Claire Barbier | ||
| LET'S DANCE | ENDLESS SKY | ||
| Extract from 40's style Circus finale. Smokey, moody vocals, singer J Warlow lead into showpiece swing band number |
A still and emotive spoken word piece (voice John Hellier) inspired by Tolstoy's War and Peace, underscored with strings, voices, wind, tpt and vibraphone, words adapted by Kit Hesketh-Harvey, music by S Llewellyn | ||
| OLD OAK | DOVES OF PEACE | ||
| A song inspired by and paying tribute to the 'Russian Romance' tradition. Violin F Simmons, Piano J Keay, Flute B Schofield . Music by S Llewellyn & K Hutt, Words by Kit Hesketh-Harvey |
A song inspired by and paying tribute to the 'Russian Romance' tradition, |
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