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Horrible Histories - Part 1

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Sarah Walker presents the first part of a children's Prom, with the Cѿý series Horrible Histories. Featuring songs by Richie Webb, plus stories and orchestral favourites.

ѿý PROMS 2011

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Sarah Walker

The Proms teams up with Cѿý's popular television series "Horrible Histories" for a family concert of songs by Richie Webb and stories and orchestral favourites, including music by Richard Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Prokofiev, Vaughan-Williams, Berlioz, Handel, Lully, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Stravinsky. It all adds up to a horrible history of classical music!

Part 1

Mathew Baynton (actor)
Simon Farnaby (actor)
Martha Howe-Douglas (actor)
Jim Howick (actor)
Laurence Rickard (actor)
Ben Willbond (actor)
Rattus Rattus (presenter)
Louise Fryer (presenter)
Choirs from The Music Centre
Kids Company Choir
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (Conductor).

50 minutes

Last on

Sat 30 Jul 2011 11:00

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Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    opening from "Also Sprach Zarathustra"

  • Richie Webb and Matt Katz

    Horrible Histories Theme Tune

    Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Richie Webb

  • Richie Webb

    The Four Georges – Born 2 Rule

    Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Dave Cohen (additional lyrics: Laurence Rickard and Caroline Norris)

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Danse macabre (excerpt)

  • Richie Webb

    The Plague Song

    Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Terry Deary

  • Richie Webb

    Richard III

    Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Dave Cohen

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Death of Tybalt from "Romeo and Juliet"

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on "Greensleeves"

  • Richie Webb

    Divorce, Beheaded, Died

    Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Terry Deary

  • Hector Berlioz

    March to the Scaffold from "Symphonie fantastique"

  • Richie Webb

    Charles II Rap

    Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Dave Cohen

  • George Frideric Handel

    "La réjouissance" from " Music for the Royal Fireworks"

Broadcast

  • Sat 30 Jul 2011 11:00

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