David Copperfield - Dalmaine, Cyril

An intriguing collection of musical sketches depicting scenes and characters from the famous novel by Charles Dickens. Suggested grade 0-1.

1. Young Davy
2. Little Em'ly
3. Mr Murdstone and Davy
4. Peggotty the Nurse
5. Barkis the Carrier
6. The House on the Shore
7. Mr Creakle the Schoolmaster
8. J. Steerforth
9. Mr Micawber Hopes Something Will Turn Up
10. On the Dover Road
11. Betsey Trotwood and the Donkeys
12. Mr Dick
13. Mr Dick Flies His Kite
14. Aunt Betsey Drives to Canterbury
15. Uriah Heep
16. Dora, the Girl-Wife
17. Faithful Agnes
18. Happily Ever After

Composer and critic Cyril Carr Dalmaine graduated from the Royal College of Music and was Music master at Uppington School before going on to become chorus master to the BBC. He is most famous for coining the term 'Lord Haw-Haw' in his work as radio critic of the Daily Express under the pseudonym Jonah Barrington, in reference to the Nazi propaganda broadcasts of William Joyce during the Second World War.

Dalmaine was also a record presenter in the pre-1955 days and responsible for the 'discovery' of the then deceased Italian tenor, Alessandro Valente, giving Valente enjoyed a considerable posthumous vogue. As a composer Dalmaine wrote chamber music, and transcribed the cantatas of J.S. Bach to piano as well as a wide range of piano and string works published by Forsyth.

His works such as Variation from Versailles and Pathway to the Proms remain in print and are well worth re-discovering, while his arrangements of popular classics in our Silhouette Series remain best sellers.