The Munrow Family



The following comes from a book by Albert Davis ("Dave") Munrow entitled Pure and Applied Gymnastics (1955). The photos from it came via someone calling themselves Sarah. They are believed to be the three members of the Munrow family. At the top ofcourse, the young person on the left is believed to be David Munrow. The following pics of the same woman are probably his mother Hilda who used to teach dance, and at the bottom Albert Davis ("Dave") Munrow who was a well-known, and respected PE instructor.









                                                         

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MORLEY. Dances for Broken Consort*.

SUSATO. The Danserye—Twelve Dancest *Morley Consort, t Early Music Consort of London both conducted by David Munrow. HMV HQS1249 (LI 60).


Dances Joe Broken Consort: Mounsier's Almaine (Byrd); Lachrimae Pavan (Dowland); Michill's Galliard (Anonymous); Lute Duet—My Lord Chamberlain's Galliard (Dowland); The Jew's Dance (R. Nicholson); Captain Piper's Pavan and Galliard (Dowland); My Lord of Oxenford's Maske (Byrd); Lavolto (Morley); La Coranto (Morley).


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ReferenceDMCovering dates1908-1976Held byRoyal Academy of Music LibraryExtent706 filesConditions of accessNo access conditions apply.Archival historyPurchased in 1993 from from Iaan Wilson (occasional Early Music Consort of London member), who acquired the Munrow collection from Sotheby's. In additio…
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David Munrow, And The Zardoz Soundtrack (1974)

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If you have never seen the magnificent 1974 sci-fi/fantasy classic "Zardoz", for God's sake drop whatever you're doing and get thee to the nearest video store (or computer, if your a Netflix-er) and rent this shit! John Boorman (who also directed the classics "Excalibur" and "Deliverance") really hit a home run here, bringing us not only a giant floating head, post-apocalyptic barbarians, and a telepathic secret society living on a creepy commune, but the image of Sean Connery in a diaper (see example above). I'm trying to think of a sci-fi movie from the 70's that I dig more than "Zardoz", but so far I've got nothing. David Munrow's psychedelic soundtrack is a perfect fit for this hippie-dippy tale of futuristic intrigue, and although there is no official release of this score, I found a sweet bootleg on the good ol' internet, recorded straight from the film with dialogue and sound effects i…
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