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  • 1.  Music for Earnest

    Posted 10-10-2022 11:15
    I am trying to find preshow and between acts music for The Importance of Being Earnest.
    So popular songs of the 1880s -1890s in England
    everything I can find is American and very American at that.
    Please offer suggestions, also what song should Algernon be playing on the piano in the beginning of the show?

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    Gail Enterline
    Teacher
    Hunterdon Central Regional High School
    NJ
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  • 2.  RE: Music for Earnest

    Posted 10-11-2022 06:59
    A long time ago, I remember using the music of Edward Elgar as incidental music for Earnest.  I can't recall the particular tracks, but I remember it feeling appropriately British and period-accurate.  Plus, pulling from a single composer gives a sense of cohesion.  Best of luck.

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    Ryan Moore
    Theatre Teacher and Forensics Coach
    West Bloomfield MI
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  • 3.  RE: Music for Earnest

    Posted 10-11-2022 20:05
    I just did Earnest. We used romanticism music: like Chopin and like. We also used Gilbert and Sullivan for the happy whistling tune in the garden with Algy and Jack. The hideous song he is playing is The Wedding March.


    Break a leg and may all your theatre seats be filled.


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