The King's Singers - A long, sad tale (No.6 from 'Nonsense Madrigals') by György Ligeti

A mouse. A dog. And eventually a death sentence. All intertwined with one of Lewis Carroll's ingenious word games ("Head, heal, teal, tell, tall..."). Music by Ligeti, and story captured in these stunning animated illustrations.
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The King's Singers
Patrick Dunachie - countertenor
Edward Button - countertenor
Julian Gregory - tenor
Christopher Bruerton - baritone
Nick Ashby - baritone
Jonathan Howard - bass
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Illustrations by Coralie Muce
(generously commissioned by The King's Singers Global Foundation)
Animation by Kevin Francis
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Producer: Nigel Short
Engineer: Tom Lewington
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TEXTS
"Mine is a long, sad tale"
"It is a long tail, certainly,
But why do you call it sad?"
Fury said to a mouse,
That he met in the house,
"Let us both go to law:
I will prosecute you.
Come, I'll take no denial:
We must have the trial;
For really this morning I've nothing to do."
Said the mouse to the cur,
"Such a trial, dear sir,
With no jury or judge,
Would be wasting our breath."
"I'll be judge, I'll be jury,"
Said the cunning old Fury:
"I'll try the whole cause,
And condemn you to death."
Off with her head!
Head, heal, teal, tell, tall,
tail, tall, tell, teal, heal.
Turn witch into fairy!
Witch, winch, wench, tench, tenth
tents, tints, tilts, tills, fills,
falls, fails, fairs, fairy.
Furies, buries, buried, burked, barked,
barred, barrel, barred, barked, burked,
buried, buries, furies.
Quilt, guilt, guile, guide, glide,
slide, slice, spice, spine, spies,
shins, shies, shier, sheer, sheet,
sheer, shier, shies, shins, spins,
spice, slice, slide, glide, guide,
guile, guilt, guile, guide, glide, slide.
From "Alice in Wonderland" and "Original Games and Puzzles" by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

[@chong2389]

Brilliant! Unmistakably Ligeti - unmistakably The King's Singers. Bravo gentlemen for bringing this collection to life and to our ears! Many, many thanks!👏👏😊

[@garyhinkle5736]

Thank You Gentlemen 🎶

[@susanneschaffer7981]

So toll, macht richtig Spass❤