Mother Courage and Her Children (album)
Mother Courage and her Children is a 2010 album by Duke Special, featuring the songs he composed and performed for the National Theatre's 2009 production of Berthold Brecht's play Mother Courage and Her Children,[1] with Brecht's lyrics translated by Tony Kushner.[2]
It was released both on its own and as part of a box set entitled The Stage, A Book And The Silver Screen, which also includes The Silent World of Hector Mann and the Huckleberry Finn EP, funded via the online crowdsourcing platform PledgeMusic.[3]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Berthold Brecht, translated by Tony Kushner, all music composed by Duke Special, except where noted.
| 1. |
"Prelude" | |
2:55 |
| 2. |
"Mother Courage" | |
3:28 |
| 3. |
"Eilif (Song about the soldier and his wife)" | Duke Special and Paul Pilot[4] |
4:07 |
| 4. |
"Yvette (Song of fraternization)" | |
3:51 |
| 5. |
"Song of The Hours" | |
4:58 |
| 6. |
"The Great Capitulation" | |
3:32 |
| 7. |
"Soldier’s Song" | |
1:42 |
| 8. |
"Mother Courage (and the threat of peace)" | |
1:05 |
| 9. |
"Cook’s Song" | |
3:18 |
| 10. |
"Farmhouse Song" | |
2:02 |
| 11. |
"Lullaby" | |
2:22 |
| 12. |
"Mother Courage Finale" | |
3:38 |
References
- ↑ Features: Duke Special, Culture Northern Ireland, 29 June 2010
- ↑ Erin Elizabeth, Interviews: Duke Special, QRO, 11 November 2009
- ↑ Jack Foley, Duke Special - The Stage, a Book and the Silver Screen, IndieLondon
- ↑ Duke Special, "The Songs of Mother Courage" 2010, PaulPilot.com
External links
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| | Singles |
- "Freewheel"
- "Portrait"
- "Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke up Just in Time)"
- "Wake Up Scarlett"
- "Our Love Goes Deeper Than This"
- "No Cover Up"
- "Sweet Sweet Kisses"
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