Music And Silence (a)

MICHAEL PRAED, CLARE WILLE, ALISON DOWLING

According to Naxos, Tremain agreed to abridgments of two of her most popular novels, Music and Silence and Restoration, because the audio publisher offered to present them with music of the period, in this case 17th-century viol, lute and ensemble music. “Music and Silence is all about music,” said executive producer Nicolas Soames. “It tells the story of lutenist Peter Claire, who visits the court of [Danish] King Christian IV…and Naxos can provide the exact music Rose had in mind when writing it. And music is closely interwoven with the story of Merivell and the court of King Charles II.” The contract between author and publisher stipulated that the author had approval rights on the music. “There was only agreement, I am glad to say'; said Soames.

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