Sounding Tennyson

Link

www.soundingtennyson.org

Status

active

How they describe themselves

digital archive

Blurb

Sounding Tennyson presents sonic and textual versions of one of Tennyson’s most famous poems, "Break, Break, Break." The Music section on our site shows images of musical scores (mostly by Tennyson’s wife, Emily) and gives the option to play the songs, with each measure marked in time with the music. Users can compare any one musical setting to other musical and textual drafts. The scores can be silently examined through the Music or Archives tab, which includes all the digitized items featured on Sounding Tennyson. An "Earwitness" section contains observers' accounts of listening to Tennyson or his family recite and the poet's response to hearing his poetry set to music. Following the Essays link brings up short articles, both highly specific to the poem and contextual.

Creator(s)

Phyllis Weliver, Ewan Jones

Steward(s)

Saint Louis University

Tools used

MEI, Augmented Notes