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Scenes from Comus
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Scenes from Comus. Work for sop. and ten. soloists and orch. by Hugh
Wood, comp. 1962–5, commissioned by BBC and f.p. Promenade Concert, London, 1965, cond. Norman Del Mar. Text from Milton's masque
Comus (1634).
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Milton's 'Comus.'
Magazine article from: The Explicator; 6/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...the persona. Such is the case with Comus's seductive speeches in Milton's masque, especially lines 743-44. Comus attempts to seduce the virtuous Lady...t [head.".sup.1] Yet while Comus allures, Milton encodes within the...
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Masque Appeal: The Unveiling of 'Comus'; Folger Consort to Give Milton's 17th-Century Poem a Rare Staging
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/18/2001; ; 700+ words
; John Milton's "Comus" is like a dream, mostly a bad dream...lovers the supreme favor of resurrecting "Comus" as a theater piece. Beginning Friday...are particularly good about Milton's "Comus" are, in general, big problems in more...
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The "Country Dancers" in the Cambridge Comus of 1908.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Folklore; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Abstract In July 1908 a production of Comus was staged at the New Theatre in Cambridge...Cornford, who was to take the role of Comus in the Cambridge production, that "in...after the banquet, a performance of Comus. The obvious group to produce Comus was...
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Comus and the car seat
Magazine article from: New Orleans Magazine; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Last weekend I babysat my little nephew Comus, so my sister-in-law, Gloriosa...on South Carrollton Avenue than to bring Comus to my house, being as he travels with...drop them off. Which means I got to put Comus in the car seat. One time, I was watching...
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'Comus' Becomes A Milton Sitcom
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/24/2001; ; 700+ words
; John Milton's masque "Comus" may have gotten a few laughs when it...was mentioned. The staged reading of "Comus" presented by the Folger Consort and...artifice. And although the original "Comus" was performed by a mix of professional...
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At the Folger, 'Comus' Becomes a Milton Sitcom
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...late editions John Milton's masque "Comus" may have gotten a few laughs when it...was mentioned. The staged reading of "Comus" presented by the Folger Consort and Chatham...artifice. And although the original "Comus" was performed by a mix of professional...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMUS
Magazine article from: New Orleans Magazine; 2/1/2007; ; 672 words
; ...years ago, in 1857, the Mistick Krewe of Comus staged its first parade. Though there...parades on Mardi Gras in New Orleans before, Comus set the template from which all else would...monarchical style of parade. A year later, Comus' 1858 march wowed spectators with their...
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NEW ORLEANS AT THE TIME OF COMUS
Magazine article from: New Orleans Magazine; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...result, in 1857, was the Mistick Krewe of Comus - the prototype of organized Carnival parades...known to this day. The New Orleans that Comus first saw is little changed in some ways...Street remains the "neutral ground." When Comus first rolled, he didn't go outside of...
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Milton's Comus.(John Milton)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: The Explicator; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...of the River Severn, in John Milton's Comus showcases parallels between both John Egerton...As Bridgewater, the honored audience of Comus, assumes his new duties as Lord President...the Lady and the morally reprehensible Comus. Initially appointed as the Lord President...
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At New Comus Inn, a Menu to Rival the View
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/23/2005; ; 700+ words
; For decades, the Comus Inn was a favorite dining destination for...style. But dinner is the star at the new Comus Inn. This is upscale Washington-style...complement to the briny bivalves. In fact, the Comus Inn is uncommonly good at matching side...
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Comus, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: on Michaelmasse Night, before the Right Honorable John Earl of Bridgewater, Lord President of Wales
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Comus, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: on...Although described as a ‘masque’, Comus depends little on spectacle and may be defined as a pastoral drama. Comus himself is a pagan god invented by Milton, son of...
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Comus
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Comus revelry personified; the term comes from Milton's Masque of Comus (1637), in which Comus himself is a pagan god of Milton's invention.
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Scenes from Comus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Scenes from Comus. Work for sop. and ten. soloists and orch. by Hugh Wood , comp. 1962–5, commissioned by BBC and f.p. Promenade Concert, London, 1965, cond. Norman Del Mar. Text from Milton's masque Comus (1634).
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Wood, Hugh (Bradshaw)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...x2013;2); sym., Op.21 (1979–82); Comus Quadrilles , small orch. (1988); pf. conc., Op.32 (1990–1).VOICE(S) & ORCH.: Scenes from Comus , Op.6, sop., ten., orch. (1962–5); Laurie...
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Milton, John
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
...pursuits were reconcilable. His ‘masque’ Comus was published anonymously in 1637, in which year he wrote Lycidas...had collaborated on the ‘Arcades’ and Comus ) and to his young friends and students Edward Lawrence and...
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