In accordance with the theatrical expectations of her period, Elizabeth Inchbald made room for song and dance in her comedies. As a cue for a musical interlude, for example, she has at the end of Act II the Marquis, pretending madness, hold hands and dance with his "lovely shepherdess" and her guardian. Lacking any record of songs included in Covent Garden productions of Animal Magnetism, Director Frederick Burwick drew suitable songs of the period, four of the five of which were composed by Isaac Nathan for James Kenney's highly successful Sweethearts and Wives and The Alcaid. The fifth song ("I have fruit, I have flowers") was composed by J. Augustine Wade. Vocal arrangements are by Holley Replogle (UCLA), and instrumental arrangements by Brian Holmes (San Jose State University).
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Songs :
1. “A Secret ” (sung by Rebecca Wyrostek and Kristin Crawford). Composer: Isaac Nathan. Play/Download Song (3.6 mb)
2. “I have fruit, I have flowers” (sung by Jenna Pinkham). Composer: J. Augustine Wade. Play/Download Song (3.6 mb)
3. “Fame & Glory” (sung by Stephen Pu). Composer: Isaac Nathan. Play/Download Song (4.7 mb)
4. “When a Trembling Lover Dies ” (sung by Rebecca Wyrostek and Kristin Crawford). Composer: Isaac Nathan. Play/Download Song (4.1 mb)
5. “Good Sir" (sung by Stephen Pu). Composer: Isaac Nathan. Play/Download Song (4.0 mb)
This not-for-profit site is intended to make vocal music and lyrics of the of the early 19th century in the British Isles, Europe, Canada, the United States, and Australia more accessible. It includes contemporary music of the period and later settings (e.g., Brian Holmes's complete score for Death's Jest Book and Lori Lange's settings of Byron lyrics). For further information, contact Paul.Douglass@sjsu.edu