Jane Austen Media Reviews

First Impressions: The CD

First Impressions (1959) is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by George Weiss, Robert Goldman, and Glenn Paxton, and book by Abe Burrows (Guys and Dolls), based on the stage adaptation by...

The Pride and Prejudice Soundtrack

The Pride and Prejudice Soundtrack By Dario Marianelli Before filming ever began on Joe Wright’s Pride and Prejudice, he knew the type of soundtrack he wanted—and he knew who he wanted to writ...

The Jane Austen Songbooks

The Pianoforte was one of the most popular instruments for young ladies to learn to play during the Regency. With this, they could accompany dancers or singers or play solos that would ente...

A Very Innocent Diversion

[Aunt Jane] began her day with music - for which I conclude that she had a natural taste...she practiced regularly every morning - she played very pretty tunes I thought - I liked to stand by h...