CITY OF DREAMS


A Wodehouse song.

Every now and then one finds on the internet some wonderful 'lost' treasures of music. City of Dreams is such a song, from the musical Oh, My Dear! The song lyrics were written by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse.
The music is fascinating. Scroll down on the link for the story.
MIDI version and lyrics. You will need a special Sibelius plugin to listen to the Scorch version.

Below are my own versions, the first on an Orchestra Steinway (without echo or reverb, for a dry sound):



Here on a grand piano:



For some contemporary ambience, the same piece played on the Old Lady (somewhat slower):



Here is the sheet music.
Enjoy.

Posted: Tue - November 1, 2005 at 04:45 PM        

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