The "Old" Hobbit Music for a BBC Radio Series


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The following is some details from the radio series of the Hobbit. David Cain wrote the music, and Munrow and his consort performed it.


I had contact with Cain a long time ago. He claimed that David Munrow nearly killed himself on a dish of curry!   RS
Music by David Cain/Ref source Discogs
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

    5. 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

    12. ----
    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

    18. 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.
To FAQ references to this recording.
To FAQ CD index page.

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