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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:20:41 -0500
From: seankeohane-AT-aol.com
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Puppetry music


Pan pipes, drums, and even trumpets (in the late 18th century) have 
been associated with street puppet shows, as have fiddles, and, I 
think, violas and most definitely guitars and, nowadays, dulcimers. 
Ukuleles are good, too.  Of course, hurdy gurdies and organ grinders 
made and impact, and surely there must have been a capella singing from 
time to time.

I speak here of the tradition in Enland, but it was probably similar in 
France and Germany as well.  It's always seemed nice, to me, to open a 
pupept show with the riging of a handbell.

Christopher Van der Craats of Australia has put some old music 
online... music from the old Punch & Judy show... it can be found if 
you navigate your way around www.punchandjudy.com.  There was once a 
webpage for the Manteo Sicilian Marionettes (of the past), and at that 
site there was a snippet of rinkytink piano accompaniment.  Live music 
is a great addition to puppet shows; I'm pretty sure Open Eye Figure 
Theatre had several musicians perfroming with their booth show "Katie 
Tomatie," and Ralph Lee and other New York and New Jersey groups use 
musicians... Steve Kaplin, John Bell, or Trudi Cohen should be able to 
speak about the use of klezmer music with recent performances.  That's 
a great sound!

Basil Twist is doing another opera with puppets at the Lincoln Center 
site next month-- "Petrouchka" this time.

Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: leahscholes-AT-gmail.com
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Cc: lcscholes-AT-hotmail.com
Sent: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 6:45 AM
Subject: [Puptcrit] Puppetry music

    I am doing some research into the relationship between and use of 
music
in puppetry, and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions of
specific traditions to look into.  I am aware of the strong Javanese
Shadow puppetry/gamelan association, as well as Bunraku, but at the
moment am more interested in older Russian and eastern european styles.
  Unfortunately I'm finding it hard to locate much information in this
area, as the traditions between music and puppetry don't seem to be as
direct as in Asia.  Any help or suggestions would be greatly
appreciated!

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