|
In the beginning of Trilby
we are introduced to the"Three Musketeers of the Brush,"
Taffy, the Laird and Little Billie, by the poems and illustrations in
the first few pages of the novel. These poems set the tone of the novel
and give the reader an authentic voice of the 1850's. " And here
he was in Paris famous, painting toreadors, and spouting the Ballad
of the Bouillabaise, as he would often do out of sheer lightness of
heart---much oftner, indeed than he would say his prayers." (6).
|
|
Poems
to set the tone
|
Author
|
Dates
|
Lyrics
and Music
|
|
The
Ballad of Bouillabaisse
|
William
Makepeace Thackeray
|
First
published in Punch :
17 Feb 1849
|
Lyrics
|
|
Little
Billee
|
William
Makepeace Thackeray
list
of his works on the web
|
1811-1863
|
Poem
|
|
The
Laird of Cockpen
|
Lady
Carolina Nairne
|
Published
in 1846
|
Music & Lyrics
|
|
When we are
introduced to the great Svengali, he shows off his virtuosity as a master
of music, playing Chopin and Schubert music like Trilby and Little Billee
had never heard before. Svengali was hypnotizing and they were all under
his musical spell. "Then he fell to playing Chopin's impromptu in
A flat so beautifully that Little Billee's heart went nigh to bursting
with suppressed emotion." (12).
|
|
Music
in Chapter 1
|
Composer
|
Dates
|
Lyrics &
Music
|
|
Impromptu
in A flat
|
Chopin
|
1837
|
Music
scroll down for OP. 29
|
|
Annie
Laurie
|
William
Douglas
|
1838
|
Music
& Lyrics
|
|
The
Last Rose of Summer
|
Lyrics
Thomas Moore
|
1805
|
Music
& Lyrics
|
|
The
Blue Bells of Scotland
|
Traditional Folk
Song
|
1800's
|
Music
& Lyrics with an explaination of the song at the end
|
|
Czardas
|
Definition
|
|
Music
there is a MIDI file under contents
|
|
Rosamunde---
Op. 29 #1 A minor
|
Schubert
|
1823
|
Music
|
|
Ben
Bolt
|
Dr.
Thomas Dunn
|
1848
|
Music
& Lyrics
|
|
The Christmas party was
based on a true event in du Mauriers life and lasted until eight the next
morning. He had lived on the Rue Notre Dame des Champs #57 in 1857. "And
suddenly the studio, which had been so silent, dark and dull, with Taffy
and Little Billee sitting hopeless and despondent round the stove, became
a scene of the noisiest, busiest, and cheerfullest animation." (114).
|
|
Songs
sung at the revillion feast
|
Composer
|
Date
|
Back
to top
|
|
Le Cantique de Noel
Oh Holy Night
|
Adolphe
Charles Adams
|
1847
|
Midi
file
|
|
The
Golden Vanity
|
John
Renfro Davis
|
|
www.contemplator.com
|
|
The
Sire of Framboisy
|
E.Bourget-poetry
F. A.Laurent de
Rille--Music
|
1855
|
Midi
File & words
|
|
Young
Bucks A hunting Go
|
Traditional
English Broadside Ballad
|
|
Words
and Information
|
|
My
Sister Dear
La
Muette de Portici (Masaniello)
|
Auber
|
1828
|
Music
Scroll down to Auber
|
|
The
Hallelujah Chorus
|
Handel’s Messish
|
1742
|
Midi
file and more
|
Plaisir d’amour
This song has been recorded by Joan Baez
and Marianne Faithful
|
|
1785
|
|
| Little
Billie returned to London after his bout with brain fever. "He was
especially fond of frequenting sing-songs, or 'free-and-easies,'
where good hard-working fellows met of an evining to relax and smoke and
drink and sing, round steaming tumblers and pewter pots, at one end of which
sits Mr Chairman in all his glory, and at the other Mr Vice."
(158). |
|
Songs
sung in the Free-and-Easies
|
Composer
|
Date
|
Back
to top
|
|
Kathleen
Mavoureen
Movie info
|
Music by Frederick W. Nicholls Crouch
Ballad
by Julia Crawford
|
1840
|
Music
and Lyrics
|
|
Heart of Oak
|
David
Garrick---Words
William
Boyce ---Music
|
1759
|
Music
& Lyrics
|
| When
the three Muskeeters of the Brush are reunited in London they go the Palace
on Campden Hill to hear a concert by the most famous singers of the era.
It the first time they have word of Svengali and the newest sensation, La
Svengali, whose "...voice is a detail. It's what she does with it---
it's incredable! it gives one cold all down the back! it drives you mad!
it makes you weep hot tears by the spoonful! Ah!"(169). |
|
Concert at Sir Louis Cornelys
|
Composer
|
Date
|
Back
to top
|
|
Miserere
sung by Signor
Giuglina & Adelina
Patti
|
Verdi
|
|
Miserere--Music
from Il Travatore
Scroll down to Verdi
|
|
Plaisir
d'amour
|
|
1785
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glorioli
An article by Geo. Orwell
about anti- semitism
|
|
|
| This
is the most dramatic point of the book when Little Billee, The Laird and
Taffy go to the theater to hear the most acclaimed singer of the day---La
Svengali or as they find out---Trilby. " It made him sick and faint
to remember, and filled him with hot shame, and then and there his love
for Trilby became as that of a dog for its master!" (214). |
|
La
Svengali at Le Cirque des Bashibazoucks
|
Composer
|
Date
|
Back
to top
|
|
Clair
de Lune
ung by Eva Gauthier
|
French
Nursery Rhyme
|
|
Melody
|
|
Nussbaum
Du Maurier's
father died while singing this piece of music!
|
Schumann
|
|
Words
only
Song
in German scroll down
|
|
Ben
Bolt
|
Thomas
Dunn
|
|
more
music
|
|
Chanson
de Printemps
|
Gounod
|
1860
|
music
|
|
Malbrouck
s’en va-t-en guerre
|
Traditional
french song
|
1709
or 1722
|
Tone
|
|
impromptu
A Flat de Chopin,
|
sans
paroles
|
1837
|
Music
scroll to impromptus
|
| In
the final scenes of the novel, Gecko's devotion for Trilby causes him to
strike Svengali when "Finally he struck her two or three smart blows
on her knuckles with his baton, and she fell on her knees, weeping and crying..."
(246). |
|
Trilby
sings
|
Composer
|
Date
|
|
|
Home
Sweet Home
|
Henry
Bishop
|
|
Midi
|
| Trilby
perishes and Gecko remembers, " Ach! what an existence! what travels!
what triumphs! what adventures! things to fill a book---a dozen books---Those
five happy years---with those two Trilbys!" (300). |
|
Opera Lucille
|
André
Grétry
|
1769
|
|
