Music by David Cain

David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London play music by David Cain

The Hobbit - Hajji Baba - The Jew of Malta - Much ado about nothing
The Early Music Consort of London - David Munrow, dir.
BBC records REC 91S [LP]

Contents:

David Cain: The Hobbit

1. Opening And Bilbo's Theme
2. Elves' Dances
3. Bilbo's Lullaby
4. Fanfare And Dance In Esgaroth

James Morier (t) / David Cain (m): Hajji Baba

5. Zeenab And Hajji
6. Brigands' Song
7. In Teheran
8. Hajji's Dance
9. Love Is No Rare Commodity
10. I Weighed Thy Beauty
11. King Hajji

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Christopher Marlowe (t) / David Cain (m): The Jew of Malta

12. Opening
13. Night On The Canal
14. The Market
15. Come Live With Me
16. Bellimira's Revels
17. The Monastery

William Shakespeare (t) / David Cain (m): Much ado about nothing

18. The Wars
19. Beatrices' Theme
20. The Woman Who Embraces
21. Gigue
22. Tafel-Musik
23. Sigh No More Ladies
24. Cinquepace
25. Requiem For Hero
26. Strike Up, Pipers

Playing time: ??' ??"

Performers:
The Early Music Consort of London:
David Munrow (recorders, crumhorns, alto shawm, tenor shawm, chinese shawms, soprano gemshorn, bass racket, bass sordun, tenor dulcian, transverse flute, notch flute, rauschpfeiffe), Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord, harp, organ), Oliver Brookes (bass viol, violone, bass crumhorn), James Tyler (lute, cittern, treble viol, tenor viols), Michael Laird (cornetto, piccolo trumpet, D trumpet), Roger Brenner (alto sackbut, tenor sackbut), Barry Quinn (percussion), Eric Allen (percussion), Dennis Clift (trumpet), Dennis Nisbett (teble vol), James Bowman (counter-tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor)
David Munrow, dir.

Recording site and date:
BBC Radiophonic Studio, London, England [1971 or prior];
Rel.: 1971

Compilation:
This LP has been re-edited with other works by David Cain in a 5 CD set or cassettes box, see: BBC records ZBBC 1925

Excerpts:
[1]-[4] BBC records ISBN 0-563-38999-0 [CDx5] J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit - Music by David Cain.

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
From owned LP; originally identified by Jane Pattle, then content later kindly provided by Steven McCann. Information about the compilation from David Cain.

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