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This programme looks at the musical and social origins of the Victorian Music Hall, illustrated by the songs themselves. The songs include 'Anacreontick Song', 'Champagne Charlie', 'The Mistletoe B...ough', 'All around my hat', 'Joe Muggins' and 'Sam Hall'.
This programme looks at the musical and social origins of the Victorian Music Hall, illustrated by the songs themselves. The songs include 'Anacreontick Song', 'Champagne Charlie', 'The Mistletoe B...ough', 'All around my hat', 'Joe Muggins' and 'Sam Hall'.
| Module code and title: | A101, An arts foundation course |
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| Item code: | A101; 31 |
| First transmission date: | 27-09-1978 |
| Published: | 1978 |
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| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
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| Producer: | Edward Hayward |
| Contributors: | Edward Hayward; Richard Middleton |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Music hall |
| Footage description: | The programme opens with Gillray print depicting an 18th century drinking club, over which Kernan sings 'The Anacreontic Song'. Hayward comments on the 19th century transformation of popular music from folk song to music hall. He describes the rise of drinking clubs (still of one in Greenwich) and explains the popularity of their songs. Mliddleton describes the rise of patriotic national songs, and plays a brief example on the piano. He introduces the song 'Champagne Charlie' and gives reasons for its popularity. Cornan sings Champagne Charlie. Middleton introduces a 19th century song which imitates folk song. Sprannon sings 'The Mistletoe Bough'. Middleton makes criticisms of the song, illustrating his argument with short piano extracts. Hayward comments on the great popularity of The Mistletoe Bough then introduces a folk song adapted for music hall : 'All Around My Hat' which is then sung by Spraggon. Middleton comments briefly on the song, then introduces another, 'Joe Muggins', which Spraggon then sings. Finally, Hayward comments on the influence of traditional ballads on music hall. Spraggon sings the song 'Sam Hall'. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/72423 |
| Production number: | 00525_3241 |
| Videofinder number: | 2621 |
| Available to public: | no |
