A Twitter follower asked a great question about music in the Edwardian era, which alerted me to this gap on Edwardian Promenade. I’ve blogged a lot about ragtime and a little about the opera and musical theatre of the period, but have yet to draw them together–until now. I’m going try my best to stick …
Tag: Music
Downton Abbey: The Essential Collection Soundtrack [Listen]
On the heels of last year’s soundtrack we now have a third album to add to the collection. I’ve bolded the new tracks. 1. Downton Abbey – The Suite 2. Love And The Hunter 3. Emancipation 4. Story Of My Life 5. Did I Make The Most Of Loving You (Mary-Jess Leaverland) 6. Nothing To …
Fascinating Women: Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Music played a large part in the lives of the Victorians and Edwardians, and with the boom in the music industry in the 1870s and 1880s, not only was a piano de rigueur in the middle class home, but musical talent was encouraged in both males and females. During the turn of the century, parlour …