

An edition of The Songs of Michael Flanders & Donald Swann (1977)
By Donald Swann,Michael Flanders
Publish Date
1977
Publisher
Elm Tree Books,St George's Press,Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Language
eng
Pages
224
Description:
A book of the music and lyrics of British duo, Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. It contains an undated introduction by Donald Swann and the 1990s version also contains a further foreword from Claudia Flanders and Alison Swann written in 1996, and a note from Leon Berger about changes in the newer edition. There is an Afterword which is a previously unpublished poem/lyric by Michael Flanders. The music in the book is for piano. The songs in this book are: * In the Bath * Design for Living * Misalliance * The Gas-Man Cometh * A Song of the Weather * Pillar to Post * Rain on the Plage * Motor Perpetuo * Slow Train * A Transport of Delight (The Omnibus) * Last of the Line * Twenty Tons of TNT * The Reluctant Cannibal * P-P-B-B-D * Budget Song * Ballad for the Rich * All Gall * Philological Waltz (Tonga) * Song of Patriotic Prejudice * The Lord Chamberlain's Regulations * The Album * Ill Wind * Guide to Britten * Song of Reproduction * Bedstead Men * Excelsior * Vanessa * Twice Shy * Madeira, M'dear? * The Armadillo * The Hippopotamus * The Ostrich * The Elephant * The Gnu * The Rhinoceros * The Sloth * The Spider * The Wild Boar * The Whale (Mopy Dick) * The Warthog * The Wompom
subjects: Popular music, humour, humor, humorous songs, piano music, lyrics, music hall, animal songs, music, songs, Songs, american
Places: United States, England