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Maurice Saylor’s setting of Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark is written for a chorus and ‘Snarkestra’, Saylor’s word for his quirky, misfit pit-band. This includes all manner of percussion and woodwinds, as well as such exotica as harmonica, bass accordion and washtub, instruments “reviled by society at large”, in Saylor’s words. To the nonsense text he brings a riot of colour and wit as well as a series of traditional devices such as refrains, sea shanties, and a chorale. The result is music of vibrancy, excitement, and even dangerous volatility. The three silent film scores are pacey, dapper and splendidly jazzy. Album Tracks 1. Fit the First The Landing 00 12 55 2. Fit the Second The Bellman's Speech 00 05 27 3. Fit the Third The Baker's Tale 00 11 53 4. Fit the Fourth The Hunting 00 02 46 5. Fit the Fifth The Beaver's Lesson 00 05 20 6. Fit the Sixth Brief Snarkestral Outburst I 00 00 18 7. Fit the Seventh Brief Snarkestral Outburst II 00 00 36 8. Fit the Eighth The Vanishing 00 06 56 9. Stolen Goods 00 09 03 10. Publicity Pays 00 09 54 11. Too Many Mammas 00 08 49
