The League music
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* Theatre and acting. There is a lot more information about this in [[The League]] brief | |||
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Revision as of 22:03, 20 August 2012
The Music of The League
Style summary
The League is a combination of different cultures and its performance traditions reflect that. High art in all its forms, theatre and songs laced with innuendo and hidden meaning, characters who delight in cunning and trickery, flamboyance, opera and baroque/classical stylings accompanied by flutes, guitars, and even brass, themes of playfulness, loyalty and ingenuity. Low culture: comedy song, street magic, and clever rhyming, often poking fun at someone or something. For the music of the League, look to European classical music, particularly Italian and German including arias, lieder, and classical instrumental music, and folk music with the theme of deals, cunning, trickery, flamboyance, or loyalty.
Commonly known songs
Pick a few examples from the list below to specifically promote as well-known within that nation. Provide lyrics and score/chords. Preferably in a range of difficulties.
A musical tradition
Suggest how the music fits into the cultural behaviour in general (e.g. battle hakas, wassails).
One for the kids
Tower Song - a silly round demonstrating League competitiveness.
Further examples
Songs
- Uncle Vyig - funny song about organised crime
- Treggajoran Wartha - song about rings and trickery
- Say Gentle Ladies - medium difficulty Mozart aria. A lovely English language arrangement is available to buy here
- Flower duet (Google it)
- Lovely Joan - medium song with a moral
- Tower Song - a funny round demonstrating League competitiveness.
Instrumentation and tunes
- Recorders, flutes and whistles, classically played guitar or stringed instrument, violin, classical accordion.
- Elizabethan recorder music which played on any classical instrument would be appropriate for The League.
Other performance traditions
- Theatre and acting. There is a lot more information about this in The League brief
How to adapt your repertoire
- For 'low culture' sing in a tongue in cheek way, have a game or a joke with your audience.
- For 'high art' sing in an operatic way, up the drama!
- When playing folk tunes, try to pick ones that are a bit classical or baroque sounding, a good example is The Gale by Susan Conger
Our sources
Look to classical music and poetry.
Here is a youtube playlist of appropriate or inspiring music.