In accordance with the theatrical expectations of her period, Hannah Cowley made room for song and dance in her comedy A Bold Stroke for a Husband. Director Burwick has selected ten appropriate songs of the period. Vocal arrangements are by Holley Replogle (UCLA), and instrumental arrangements by Brian Holmes (San Jose State University).
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Songs :
1. "Belov'd and Fair Lady ” (sung by Charles Maas and Michael Ai). Play/Download Song (4.2 mb)
2. “"Fly Away Pretty Moth" (sung by Rebecca Wyrostek and Kristin Crawford). Play/Download Song (2.2 mb)
3. “Love, Thy Timid Whisp'ring Tongue ” (sung by Jenna Pinkham). Play/Download Song (4.0 mb)
4. “A Singing, Dancing Music Man ” (sung by Stephen Pu). Play/Download Song (4.0 mb)
5. “Amidst the Flowers Rich and Gay " (sung by Michael Ai). Play/Download Song (3.1 mb)
6. "Lady Bird! Lady Bird!" (sung by Emma Hawley). Play/Download Song (4.4 mb)
7. "One Day I Heard a Lover" (sung by Lauren Cheak, Veronica Blitz, Hana Meckler, Amy Cox, and Steven Eldredge). Play/Download Song (3.8 mb)
8. "My Gauntlet's Down" (sung by Kathryn Tucker). Play/Download Song (3.5 mb)
9. "Love, Love, How Chang'd Thou Art" (sung by Kristin Crawford). Play/Download Song (4.6 mb)
10. "When I Was a Little Baby" (sung by Emma Hawley, Lauren Cheak, Rebecca Wyrostek, Kristin Crawford, Jenna Pinkham, Kathryn Tucker, and Chorus). Play/Download Song (6.2 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