Tom O'Bedlam (Chamber Ensemble Version) (Score): Concert Ayre for Baritone and Chamber Ensemble

(Vocal). The anonymously-penned 'Tom O'Bedlam' is one of the best known examples of c.17th mad-song poetry. Part saga, part stream-of-consciousness, Tom recounts his descent to madness by virtue of his libidinous lifestyle and speaks of his life begging on the streets of London. The text conveys wit, anger, sexual bravado, fear and boastfulness but each strophe is capped with the shameful, pitiful refrain of Tom's begging call Any food, any feeding?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1705160115
• ISBN13: 9781705160114
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Chester Music
• Length: 28 Pages