This splendid concert featured a narrator and a pianist or words and music. What a wonderful combination, and one which will no doubt appeal to both music and literary lovers everywhere. Alicia’s Gift; the Concert of the Novel was performed by acclaimed author and music critic Jessica Duchen (who narrated) and prize-winning pianist Viv McLean. Alicia’s Gift…
Tag: Narrator
Melodramas
The Melodrama or ‘Recitation’ is a wonderful musical form. They are not a popular or well-known genre in classical music. Yet, many significant composers have written them over the years. A melodrama is a narrated poem or story accompanied by music. Music and words are a great combination. There are many different forms of accompaniment…