Shakespeare Songs

Synopsis

Radio programme showcasing a selection of English composers who set Shakespeare’s text to music.
The selection is comprised of Arne’s ‘Where the bee sucks’, G. A. Macfarren’s ‘When daisies pied’, Charles Wood’s ‘Ye spotted snakes’, C. Lee Williams’s ‘Song of the pedlar’, R. J. Stevens’s ‘Sigh no more’, Bantock’s ‘Willow, willow’, John B. McEwen’s ‘Let me the canakin clink’, Vaughan Williams’s ‘O mistress mine’ and Edward German’s ‘Orpheus with his Lute’.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

13 Sep 1934 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC National Programme)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

C. Lee Williams; Charles Wood; Edward German; G. A. Macfarren; Geoffrey Shaw; Granville Bantock; John B. McEwen; R. J. S. Stevens; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Thomas Arne

Contributor

Leslie Woodgate

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)