Comments on: Vocalise: “Here’s a to do to die today” http://iansidden.com/2009/11/vocalise-of-the-week-heres-a-to-do-to-die-today/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian Sidden http://iansidden.com/2009/11/vocalise-of-the-week-heres-a-to-do-to-die-today/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Ian Sidden Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:58:27 +0000 http://beginning-singer.iansidden.com/?p=1724#comment-629 @Mary Hi, and thanks for the comment! Yes, I'm quite sure it's from <em>Merrie England</em>. If you go to its Wikipedia entry <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrie_England_(opera)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrie_England_(opera)</a>, you'll see it listed as number 27 in Act II. It does sound like Gilbert and Sullivan. Being from 1902, there must be some stylistic overlap or outright mimicry on the part of Edward German and his librettist. @Mary

Hi, and thanks for the comment!

Yes, I’m quite sure it’s from Merrie England. If you go to its Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrie_England_(opera), you’ll see it listed as number 27 in Act II.

It does sound like Gilbert and Sullivan. Being from 1902, there must be some stylistic overlap or outright mimicry on the part of Edward German and his librettist.

]]> By: Mary McG http://iansidden.com/2009/11/vocalise-of-the-week-heres-a-to-do-to-die-today/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Mary McG Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:37:34 +0000 http://beginning-singer.iansidden.com/?p=1724#comment-628 Oh, wait a second. I'm thinking of To sit in sullen silence on a dull dark dock In a pestilential prison with a life long lock Awaiting the sensation of a short sharp shock From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block. Sorry. But, that recording really does sound very G&S, doesn't it? Oh, wait a second. I’m thinking of

To sit in sullen silence on a dull dark dock
In a pestilential prison with a life long lock
Awaiting the sensation of a short sharp shock
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block.

Sorry. But, that recording really does sound very G&S, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Mary McG http://iansidden.com/2009/11/vocalise-of-the-week-heres-a-to-do-to-die-today/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Mary McG Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:33:41 +0000 http://beginning-singer.iansidden.com/?p=1724#comment-627 How strange. I was taught that this is from Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado, sung by the Lord High Executioner. I got that from several sources. That certainly is what your recording sounds like. Unfortunately my complete works of G&S have been MIA for some time now, so I can't double check it. Are you sure that is not what your recording is? How strange. I was taught that this is from Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, sung by the Lord High Executioner. I got that from several sources. That certainly is what your recording sounds like. Unfortunately my complete works of G&S have been MIA for some time now, so I can’t double check it. Are you sure that is not what your recording is?

]]> By: Ian http://iansidden.com/2009/11/vocalise-of-the-week-heres-a-to-do-to-die-today/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Ian Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:25:05 +0000 http://beginning-singer.iansidden.com/?p=1724#comment-324 You're welcome. :) You're welcome. :)

]]> By: Rebekah http://iansidden.com/2009/11/vocalise-of-the-week-heres-a-to-do-to-die-today/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Rebekah Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:52:17 +0000 http://beginning-singer.iansidden.com/?p=1724#comment-323 Nifty! I've wanted to chant this, but never managed to learn it by rote. Thanks for the notation, mister. Nifty! I've wanted to chant this, but never managed to learn it by rote. Thanks for the notation, mister.

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