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...world until I had brought forth all that I felt was within me’. The music after this point is sometimes described as ‘heroic’ in style, and it is true that the works from 1803 are dramatic, monumental pieces, including the famous Eroica Symphony, initially dedicated to Napoleon, Fourth Piano Concerto and a Violin Concerto. The announcement that Napoleon had crowned...

...world and the composers who have written for the series. But two things immediately spring to mind: the songs that accompany the main title, and the Bond theme. The former can be used as a barometer of public taste in popular music, and has become increasingly important to the films’ commercial strategies. Over the years themes have been sung by Shirley Bassey, Paul...

...world will not willingly let die, and there is one form now sleeping far away, round which many associations of touching interest cling - a form still remembered by the dwellers in this rural district: it is that of Byron's daughter, Ada. Those of our readers who are familiar with the mournful though beautiful lines in Childe Harold, and who recall to mind the career of...