#Patrice Lawrence

[slaughter-books]

Day 2: JOMPBPC: TBR This Month

My immediate TBR for July, 2023! 💙

[petrichorsmemory]

Books Read in October

I have made decision to do some changes for the next year's picker wheel for my TBR. Not sure how it will work but I hope to make it easier for myself.

1. "The Brightness Between Us" by Eliot Schrefer

2. "Orangeboy" by Patrice Lawrence

3. "A Fire Endless" by Rebecca Ross

4. "The Widow Queen" by Elżbieta Cherezińska

5. "Sunbringer" by Hannah Kaner

[noybusiness]

Wow, those first two exist and aren't manips. They were aware of the subtext.

kiefer sutherland as david powers and jason patric as michael emerson on the set of “the lost boys” (1987)

[thewarmestplacetohide]

Dread by the Decade: The Wolf Man

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★★★

Plot: After being bitten by a strange wolf, a nobleman begins to transform.

Review: Great special effects and new werewolf lore keep this film afloat despite its dated stereotypes and somewhat miscast lead.

Year: 1941 Genre: Werewolves Country: United States Language: English Runtime: 1 hour 10 minutes

Director: George Waggner Writer: Curt Siodmak Cinematographer: Joseph Valentine Editor: Ted J. Kent Composers: Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner, Charles Previn Cast: Lon Chaney, Jr., Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Maria Ouspenskaya, Bela Lugosi

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Story: 3/5 - Feels somewhat oddly paced with poor writing choices that make the lead feel creepy and unlikable, even for the era.

Performances: 3/5 - Everyone is solid, save for Lon Chaney, Jr., who feels fairly miscast as a charming bachelor turned tragic figure. His and Ankers' chemistry is lacking.

Cinematography: 3.5/5 - Not as striking as some of its contemporaries, it still makes good use of lighting and close-ups.

Editing: 3.5/5 - Best during Lawrence's transformation and scenes of violence.

Music: 3.5/5

Effects & Props: 4/5 - Worked wonderfully in tangent with the film's editing and make-up to bring the transformation to life. The wolf cane prop and fog are also standouts.

Sets: 3/5 - Spooky, though sometimes the sets are a bit obvious.

Costumes, Hair, & Make-Up: 4/5 - Set the bar for werewolf make-up for years to come.

Trigger Warnings:

Mild violence

Stereotypical portrayal of Romani people

Animal death

[deaddovehasbeeneaten]

my 2024 media wrapped

Favourite movies (including only 1st time watches)

La Reine Margot (Patrice Chéreau)

Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean)

Latcho Drom (Tony Gatlif)

The Handmaiden (Park Chan-wook)

Favourite books

The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)

We Have Always Lived In The Castle (Shirley Jackson)

Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)

Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)

Anime & Manga

Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)

Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)

I Want To Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die (2016)

Ponyo (2008)

BONUS: This year's commissions

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Season 1 Episode 5

The Errol Flynn Theatre - Strange Auction - Syndication - May 17, 1957

Anthology / Comedy Drama

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Brock Williams

Produced by Norman Williams

Directed by Lawrence Huntingdon

Stars:

Errol Flynn as Trace

Patrice Wymore as Laura Bateman

Sean Flynn as Shawn Bateman

Edna Morris as Bridget Malloy

Larry Burns as Tim Doonan

[monstersunderneath]

THE HORROR ICONS THEMSELVES !!

CHANEL OBERLIN.      /     twenty-one.     she/hers.      heterosexual.       emma roberts.

GRACE GARDNER.      /     twenty-one.     she/hers.      heterosexual.       skyler samuels.

CHANEL NUMBER TWO.      /     twenty-one.     she/hers.      heterosexual.       ariana grande.

TIFFANY VALENTINE.      /     thirty-eight.     she/hers.      pansexual.       jennifer tilly.

CHUCKY.      /     fifties/sixties.     he/his.      heterosexual.       N/A.

ANDY BARCLAY.      /     thirty.     he/his.      bisexual.       alex vincent.

DAVID.      /     eternally twenty-eight.     he/his.      bisexual.       david sutherland.

MICHAEL EMERSON.      /     twenty-one.     he/his.      heterosexual.       jason patric.

SAM EMERSON.      /     nineteen.     he/his.      bisexual.       corey haim.

SERGEANT LEO BARNES.      /     thirty-three.     he/his.      heterosexual.       frank grillo.

BILLY DENBROUGH.      /     thirty-eight.     he/his.      heterosexual.       james mcavoy.

BEVERLY MARSH.      /     thirty-eight.     she/hers.      bisexual.       jessica chastain.

BEN HANSCOM.      /     thirty-eight.     he/his.      heterosexual.       jay ryan.

RICHIE TOZIER.      /     thirty-eight.     he/his.      homosexual.       bill hader.

PENNYWISE.      /     thousands.     they/them.      asexual       bill skarsgard.

PATRICK BATEMAN. / thirty-four. he/him. heterosexual. christian bale.

SIENNA SHAW. / nineteen. she/her. bisexual. lauren lavera.

CARLOS. / twenty-two. he/him. heterosexual. TBD.

GABRIELLA. / twenty-five. she/her. heterosexual. renata vaca.

JOHN KRAMER. / fifty-two. he/him. heterosexual. tobin bell.

AMANDA YOUNG. / twenty-seven. she/her. bisexual. shawnee smith.

MARK HOFFMAN. / thirty-seven. he/him. heterosexual. costas mandylor.

LAWRENCE GORDON. / thirty-five. he/him. bisexual. cary elwes.

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS !!

TOM VALENTINE. / twenty-seven. he/him. bisexual. matthew daddario.

LARA CRAFTSMAN / twenty-six. she/hers. bisexual. kaya scodelario.

[missing-girls-and-women]

Keira Patrice Lawrence, 29

Last seen in St. Louis, Missouri in 2015.

[bardicbramley]

Bramley's Book Of The Week - Master Thread

I've been adding to a thread over on my twitter (bardicbramley) every week-ish with a new Children's or YA book that I have read recently and would recommend! With everything happening on twitter, I'm going to make a master list of all my recommendation so far here, and then continue adding them to a tag on this blog as well, just in case!

So, without further ado... #bramleysbotw so far!

31/10/22 - Home by Tonya Lippert and Andrea Stegmaier

A gentle story of homelessness giving so much space for understaning & discussion. A great tool for deeper talking ab houseless people, different types of homes and unstable living situations with gorgeous, simple yet detailed art.

7/11/22 - How To Be More Hedgehog by Anne-Maire Conway

So much deep and true emotion, a relatable MC and great messages of self advocacy, confidence and activism. As someone with selective mutism and tics, I enjoyed every second of Lily's proudly stammer-filled journey.

14/11/22 - Lifesize by Sophy Henn

Over to my library kids for this #bramleybotw A new addition that they've not stopped talking about...Even my most energetic readers are sitting on the floor, reading the animal facts to their friends and comparing their hands to that of a polar bear!

21/11/22 - Me and My Dysphoria Monster by Laura Kate Dale and Ang Hui Qing

In honour of #transawarenessweek2022 and as a personal thank you from a trans educator. An amazing addition to trans children's literature (& kidlit in general) that I would highly recommend to other educators!

28/11/22 - Love Your Body by Jessica Sanders and Carol Rossetti

A beautiful and uplifting non fiction to support girls in loving and appreciating their body for all the amazing things it can do, and all the incredible ways it can look.

I needed more words to also talk about the incredible art in this week's choice. The colour pallet just so comforting and the style is a new favourite of mine!

5/12/22 - Paws by Kate Foster

My younger self would have loved this book and even now I adore it. It has authentic #actuallyautistic representation (without negativity!) and is all round a lovely story.

6/1/23 - When I See Blue by Lily Bailey

An emotional and gritty real world adventure with Ben, as he navigates making friends, protecting his alcoholic mother, and battling the bully in his head, his OCD. A tough but beautiful read.

30/1/23 - Star Knights by Kay Davault

A Graphic Novel filled with self acceptance, incredible worldbuilding and animals that turn into magical adventurers?! I mean come on, how could I not rec this one 💖 bonus points for queer rep too.

9/2/23 - All To Play For by Eve Ainsworth

It's recommended by Empathy Lab UK this year and I couldn't agree more. It has Barrington Stoke's signature dyslexia friendly pages and font - but so much more than that. A story of family, class and determination.

20/2/23 - Birdsong by Katya Balen

I'm a bit late to the party with this one. I've seen so many people sing it's praises! A gorgeously honest, emotional and raw story that any child will love, but will strike a chord with certain ones especially.

27/2/23 - Speak Up! by Rebecca Burgess

A graphic novel about a secret teen pop star with a wonderful autistic main and genderqueer side character representation? Of course it was amazing!

6/3/23 - Tyger by SF Said

Much like Phoenix, the dedication to world building, the layered, lovable characters, and the beautifully descriptive language had me gripped from the very start. Dave McKean's incredibly detailed and emotive illustrations surely helped!

13/3/23 - Needle by Patrice Lawrence

An incredible heartfelt read for UKS2/MG/KS3 - exploring often avoided topics of fostering, UK police and court systems, racial profiling, when to be honest (or fake it), whose voices matter most and questionable justice.

20/3/23 - Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm and Jamie Green

Sometimes you really just need a queer, unapologetically corny modern Shakespeare smash retelling of Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and that's 100% okay! I got you covered!

In all seriousness, with all the hatred filling queer spaces atm, it was great to just float in a fun, sweet, dramatic world full of lovable ✨fairies✨The illustrations caught me instantly - the pining faces, the dramatic lighting! A teen romcom Will'd be proud of.

28/3/23 - Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

A beautiful UKS2+ novel in verse following Jude's journey across oceans, growing up, making friends and finding her voice. Rich and realistic, not shying away from subjects often avoided, and with poetic Arabic intertwined.

3/4/23 - Frizzy by Claribel A. Oretga and Rose Bousamra

Whilst not my own cultural story, it resonated deeply still 💖 an incredibly honest, beautiful and joyous graphic novel with gorgeous colours and rebellious questioning of generational trauma!

12/4/23 - Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes Smith

I put it off for so long bc I was a little scared it might not live up to my hopes, but it was so much more than I imagined. The love I have for these kiddos (and Callie's dads 😭) is intense. Kidlits often shy away from big, scary or rebellious topics. Neither Callie nor Esme are afraid to speak up ab what trans kids (and so many others) need/deserve to hear, and I am so proud of them for that. This is the book I needed as a kid - I am so glad it exists now 💖⚔️

24/4/23 - Jamie by LD Lapinski

A powerful story of never backing down and demanding your full self to be acknowledged. I'm so excited to see a story encouraging children to stand up for themselves and recognise that adults can be (& often are) wrong.

5/5/23 - Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma

Great for those who haven't played and incredible for those who have - the use of D&D stat blocks and dual narrative (irl and in game) 🙌🏻 simply amazing! Can't wait for the next!

15/5/23 - Call Me Lion by Camilla Chester

Being autistic, sometimes partially or non-speaking, and having struggled with confidence all my life - I just loved this little joyful tale. Realistic but hopeful, with easily likeable, well rounded mcs!

22/5/23 - My Brother is Away by Sara Greenwood and Luisa Uribe

A /beautifully/ illustrated and gently poignant picturebook of a child whose brother is incarcerated. I've seen this kind of book before, but this is it done right, well, and to a v. high quality.

19/6/23 - Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Been meaning to read this for so long, finally have, and of course its been added to my all time favourites list! What an incredible, reflective and honest piece of art for children. I don't do mandatory reading, but if I did: top of the list.

26/6/23 - The Golden Hour by Niki Smith

A gorgeous graphic novel, upper KS2-3 cusp/YA. It takes a beautifully artistic and honest look into managing childhood PTSD from gun violence, with help from an eye for photography, a cute calf, and a first queer crush 💖

3/7/23 - My Aunt is a Monster by Reimena Yee

A sweet and exciting story of adventurers, curses and mysteries with a healthy dash of queer and disabled representation, all whilst learning to see past first impressions.

[evantheconfused]

Books I hope to read in October

Never let me go - Kazuo Ishiguro

A Quiet Kind Of Thunder - Sara Barnard

Needle - Patrice Lawrence

The lost boys Appreciation Society - Alan Gibbons

Little Dorrit - Charles Dickens

The Housemaid Is Watching - Frieda McFadden

Charming Deception - Jaine Diamond

The Accountant - Nigel Grundey

Solitaire - Alice Oseman

Nothing Ever Happpens Here - Sarah Hagger-Holt

George - Alex Gino

(Some may be rereads; COUGH SOLITAIRE COUGH COUGH)

[slaughter-books]

Day 31: JOMPBPC: Read In July

My incredible July, 2023 reading wrap-up! 💙

[artdesannonces]

Si vous êtes dans la région de Sommières (30250): Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter au vernissage de l'exposition "Grands Formats" de l'artiste Patrice Vermeille. Cet événement aura lieu ce vendredi 9 août à 18h00, dans le cadre enchanteur de la chapelle des Ursulines, située à l'Espace Lawrence Durrell, à Sommières (30250).

Venez découvrir les œuvres majestueuses de Patrice Vermeille dans cet espace unique, où art et histoire se rencontrent pour créer une expérience visuelle exceptionnelle.

Nous espérons avoir le plaisir de vous y accueillir.

Adresse : Espace Laurence Durrell Chapelle des Ursulines Sommières (30250)

Date et Heure : Vendredi 9 août, à 18h00

Au plaisir de vous voir nombreux ! #sommieres #patricevermeille #artdesannonces #artacademie

[mrsm-h]

Celebrate Windrush Day with These Engaging Reads for All Ages! 📚

In honour of Windrush Day, here are some insightful books that delve into the experiences and stories of the Windrush Generation.

These books offer valuable perspectives and stories from the Windrush Generation, making them suitable for various age groups.

I've provided the respective Goodreads pages if you wish to find out more.

Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush by Patrice Lawrence & illustrated by Camilla Sucre

Target Audience: Children (ages 5-8)

This picture book is designed for younger children, with engaging illustrations and a simple narrative suitable for early readers.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61109066-granny-came-here-on-the-empire-windrush?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_39

[ulkaralakbarova]

All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Tupac Shakur: Demetrius Shipp Jr. Afeni Shakur: Danai Gurira Jada Pinkett: Kat Graham Biggie Smalls: Jamal Woolard Suge Knight: Dominic L. Santana Kidada Jones: Annie Ilonzeh Leila Steinberg: Lauren Cohan Hatian Jack: Cory Hardrict Faith Evans: Grace Gibson Street Entrepreneur: DeSean Jackson Ted Field: Brandon Sauve Tom Whalley: Josh Ventura Daz: Azad Arnaud Big B: Sean Baker Dr. Dre: Harold “House” Moore Queen Latifah: Khadija Copeland Aunt Linda: Chanel Young Shock G.: Chris Clarke Money B.: Money-B Ronnie: Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson Legs: DeRay Davis Black C.O.: Bruce Davis Atron: Keith D. Robinson Attorney: Gary Weeks Snoop Dogg: Jarrett Ellis Floyd: Clifton Powell Set: Rayven Symone Ferrell Scott Whitwell: Scott Hunter Ray Luv (uncredited): Johnell Young Treach (uncredited): Rayan Lawrence Mall Patron (uncredited): Sheril Rodgers Film Crew: Costume Design: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Director: Benny Boom Screenplay: Jeremy Haft Screenplay: Eddie Gonzalez Producer: L.T. Hutton Producer: David Robinson Producer: James G. Robinson Screenplay: Steven Bagatourian Art Department Coordinator: Shauna Williams Assistant Art Director: Shawn D. Bronson Key Makeup Artist: Patrice Coleman Music: John Paesano Tattooist: Dennis Dago Ceelo Key Makeup Artist: Mi Young Casting: Michelle Wade Byrd Hair Department Head: Taylor Knight Art Direction: John Richardson Construction Coordinator: Wally Mikowlski Casting Associate: Lavonna Cupid Tailor: Carl Ulysses Bowen Production Design: Derek R. Hill Editor: Joel Cox Key Hair Stylist: Charles Gregory Ross Casting: Winsome Sinclair Key Hair Stylist: Vincent Gideon Property Master: Ian Roylance Researcher: Deborah Ricketts Director of Photography: Peter Menzies Jr. Casting: Andrea Craven Set Decoration: Merissa Lombardo Costume Supervisor: Tom Bronson Set Costumer: Korii Young Assistant Costume Designer: Jennifer Leigh-Scott Costume Supervisor: K. Drew Fuller Casting: Mary Vernieu Key Costumer: Heather Sease Key Costumer: Earl Tanchuck Makeup Department Head: Carol Rasheed Movie Reviews: Gimly: In terms of perspective, it’s pretty much exactly what I was afraid _Straight Outta Compton_ would be. As a movie itself though, it’s a disjointed, cheap-looking, paint by numbers biopic that did not manage overcome its niche at all… Fuck that kid looks the part though. _Final rating:★½: – Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._

[blackrosebooks]

[classicalmusicdaily]

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Amanda Aldridge who, under the pseudonym of Montague Ring, was an extraordinarily successful composer and teacher in her day. We explore her key works, and what happened to the parlour song as a genre. Here’s the story of Amanda Aldridge, who is being celebrated in a special Google Doodle. In 1921, the influential American activist and scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois invited an African-British composer, teacher and singer to appear at the Second Pan-African Congress addressing issues facing Africa as a result of European colonialism. She had to turn down the prestigious event as she was caring for her very ill sister, who was a talented contralto singer. The composer in question was Amanda Aldridge, a prolific composer of Romantic parlour songs, and teacher of singers and composers. “As you know, my sister is very helpless… I cannot leave for more than a few minutes at a time,” was Aldridge’s response to Du Bois. Her sister, Luranah Aldridge sadly took her own life 10 years later. The legacy of the Aldridge family is far-reaching, fascinating and inspiring. So, who was Amanda Aldridge, and why don’t we all know her name today? Here’s everything you need to know about the composer and teacher. See Amanda Aldridge Google Doodle > Who was Amanda Aldridge? Amanda Aldridge (1866-1956) was a British opera singer, teacher and composer who worked under the pseudonym Montague Ring, in the 19th and 20th centuries. Her father was a well-known Shakespeare actor, the African-American Ira Aldridge, who was dubbed the ‘African Roscius’ when he first starred as Othello at the Royalty Theatre in London, in 1825. Her mother was Swede Amanda Brandt, her sisters Rachael and the star operatic contralto Luranah Aldridge, who nearly made history as the first performer of African heritage to star at Bayreuth Opera House, before illness forced her to cancel. They also had brothers, Ira Daniel Aldridge and Ira Frederick, a pianist. They both died tragically young like their sister Luranah. Amanda Aldridge studied composition and singing at Royal College of Music with Jenny Lind, who was famously portrayed in musical film The Greatest Showman, and Frederick Bridge among others. Read more: Meet Jenny Lind, the real-life opera singer in The Greatest Showman Amanda Aldridge – an influential composer and teacher Aldridge pursued both performing and composing until laryngitis led to a throat injury that cut her vocal career short. She dedicated herself to teaching – with lyric tenor Roland Hayes and singer, pianist and composer Lawrence Benjamin Brown among her esteemed students – and composition, so ended up leaving quite the legacy in the British music scene and African-British circles in London. Aldridge’s contribution to parlour music, under the pseudonym Montague Ring, was inspiringly influential. She wrote over thirty songs and dozens of pieces of instrumental music. They were popular in style, and merged different rhythmic influences and genres, selling big and delighting myriad households. Her works include Three Arabian Dances, Lazy Dance (watch above), and songs like ‘Little Southern Love Song’ and ‘Little Missie Cakewalk’. Read more: Meet Nadia Boulanger, the teacher behind the 20th century’s greatest composers Many of Aldridge’s songs helped her explore her half African-American heritage, something her mentor Jenny Lind encouraged. Her involvement with the African-British community in London included a friendship with the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and his family. “She sang Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s songs and was friends with his daughter Avril,” mezzo-soprano and author Patricia Hammond tells Classic FM. “She taught singing and diction to some of the most legendary African-British, British-Caribbean and African-American figures in music and drama, including Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson and Lawrence Benjamin Brown.” Hammond adds: “She not only taught them but was extremely generous in providing introductions and keeping a community of support going.”

Aldridge set two poems by the legendary African-American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar as songs, ‘Summah is de Lovin’ Time’ and ‘Tis Morning’, and composed Three African Dances for piano, which was probably her best-known work during her lifetime. Read more: Who was Samuel Coleridge-Taylor ? Meet the brilliant English composer What is a parlour song? The best thing about parlour songs, for mezzo Patricia Hammond, is their “instant humanity”. “The fact that they wear their heart on the outside,” she explains. “These are songs that are designed to include people, to share among friends. Memorable tunes. I remember an outspoken lady once in an audience sitting next to me who said ‘I want something mellifluous!’ These are mellifluous.” Parlour songs were popular songs, usually for voice and piano accompaniment, designed for use and enjoyment in living rooms, often written so as not to be too virtuosic. This enabled amateur and professional musicians alike to perform them. As well as Aldridge, many women were prolific in the parlour song genre – including May Brahe, Amy Woodforde-Finden, Carrie Jacobs-Bond and Charlotte Alington Barnard. “The success of the ballads of Charlotte Alington Barnard (“Claribel”) in the 1860s was so astonishing that rival publishers vied with each other to insult her in print, claiming that the ease with which her works could be played and sung at home, as well as their catchiness, caused a degradation of public taste,” Patricia Hammond writes. Read more: 27 pop songs you didn’t know were inspired by classical pieces Why don’t we hear more parlour songs today? The ‘amateur’ aim of the songs seems to have relegated them to the bottom of the pile in music history. Even though ‘amateur’, in its truest sense, evokes ‘passion’ (think of the French term for love, ‘amour’, that it’s derived from), it brings with it non-serious connotations. And considering women’s position in society in the 19th and early 20th century, it was a genre they could flourish in while the more ‘serious’ professional genres deemed suitable for public life remained out of bounds. “It’s only speculation, but I feel there was a moment, in around the 1950s, when classical music became almost like a stately home, no longer lived in but supported and preserved, so concerts started to be curated rather than thrown together,” singer and parlour song enthusiast Patricia Hammond reflects. “Before, people were more likely to just perform music they loved. If you look at concert programmes from the 1910s and 20s, there’d be glorious mixtures that put tangos and operetta in the company of Mozart as well as [parlour song composer] Carrie Jacobs-Bond. “But with critics becoming gatekeepers to what is and isn’t worthy of a concert series, the warmth and directness of these parlour songs didn’t seem to have a place amongst the lofty utterances of their favourite Lieder, and composers who had proved their grandeur by also writing symphonies.” Click here to listen to our ‘Calm Piano’ playlist on Global Player, our mobile app > Warren Mailey-Smith plays Chopin's 'Minute' Waltz Pianist Warren Mailey-Smith plays one of Chopin's most famous pieces What is the difference between parlour music and salon music? While parlour songs and pieces were written for popularity, relative ease of performance, and amateur music-making in the home, works described as ‘salon’ music, by definition, were composed for more public-facing performances, albeit still in the living room. Salons were gatherings of people around an inspiring host – think of Gertrude Stein in Paris – and the music it required, or inspired, was likely heard by more people at one sitting than the everyday parlour song. Composers like Chopin and Franz Behr are known for writing salon music, and Chopin’s salon music especially – thinking to his virtuosic preludes, nocturnes and waltzes – is a secure staple in the classical music canon, heard prolifically in concert halls and on the radio.

Hammond has spent a lot of time performing, exploring and writing about the genre. We ask her if the relative neglect of parlour songs will change any time soon, and if they might join salon music in being heard more in concert halls one day. “I do believe that these Parlour songs are due a revival soon,” she says. “But I believe that not enough time has elapsed yet.” And she reminds us: “Madrigals fell out of favour before they were given a major revival in the 1920s. Even Bach had to be revived by Mendelssohn, 80 years after Bach’s death. “Maybe time was needed to forget the stuffy church services Bach’s works were written for, and to forget the post-prandial disarray that madrigals were performed over.” We look forward to hopefully seeing these works by fascinating women dusted off before too long. reposted via classicfm.com