Singing History Concert 2016: Fitz Trip Trap 1
Based on a poem by Michael Rosen, composed by Kirsty Martin, scored by Colin Douglas, produced by Helen Weinstein, Commission by Historyworks. LYRICSTrip-trap, Amble, Clamber or RunTrip-trap, Amble, Clamber or RunTrip-trap, Amble, Clamber or RunWe are the Listening Lions! ROAR!
1m Jun 06, 2016
1m
Singing History Concert 2016: Fitz Lions 1
The introductory song is a round based on the main concept of the poem, which is called "The Fitz Lion Round" composed by Kirsty Martin, scored by Colin Douglas, Produced by Helen Weinstein, Commissioned by Historyworks LYRICSWe are the Listening LionsWe hear you walking the steps of the FitzYour voices come and goWhat you say is what we know
2m Jun 06, 2016
2m
Singing History Concert 2016: River Dirty
River Cam Very Dirty Round - based on the story of Cambridge's stinky and disease-ridden River Cam in Queen Victoria's time when there was no modern sanitation - with lyrics by Dave Cohen, chief songerwriter of CBBC's Horrible Histories - written in collaboration with Helen Weinstein who commissioned the song at Historyworks for children, families, teachers schools to enjoy! Lyrics below: LYRI...
1m Jun 06, 2016
1m
Singing History Concert 2016: Sea Horses 2
Seahorses Song with lyrics by Dave Cohen, chief songerwriter of CBBC's Horrible Histories, written in collaboration with Helen Weinstein who commissioned the song at Historyworks for children, families, teachers schools to enjoy! Lyrics below: To the tune of Three Blind Mice LYRICSSea hors-es, See them on, Cambridge Coat of Arms, Why? What are their charms? It dates from hund-reds of years ag...
1m Jun 06, 2016
1m
While Thirsis, Wrapp'd in Downy Sleep (1685) by Henry Purcell
While Thirsis, Wrapp;d in Downy Sleep', a song for the coronation of James II in 1685 by Henry Purcell
2m May 20, 2016
2m
Oliver Cromwell's Speech to Parliament (1657)
Speech 11 to the Second Protectorate Parliament on 31st March 1657 on the offer of the Title of King. MR. SPEAKER, This Frame of Government which it hath pleased the Parliament through your hand to offer to me,-truly I should have a very brazen forehead if it did not beget in me a great deal of consternation of spirit; it being of so high and great importance as, by your opening of it, and by ...
2m May 20, 2016
2m
Queen Anne’s First Speech to the Houses of Parliament (1702)
Queen Anne’s First Speech to the Houses of Parliament (1702) (more at stuarts-online.com) 'My Lords and Gentlemen,I Cannot too much lament my own Unhappiness, in succeeding to the Crown so immediately after the Loss of a King, who was the great Support, not only of these Kingdoms, but of all Europe; I am extremely sensible of the Weight and Difficulty it brings upon me.'But the true Concern I ...
3m May 20, 2016
3m
A Pindaric Poem to the Reverend Doctor Burnet (1689) by Aphra Behn
from Aphra Behn, A Pindaric Poem to the Reverend Doctor Burnet 1689 (more at stuarts-online.com) ’Tis to your pen, great Sir, the nation owesFor all the good this mighty change has wrought;’Twas that the wondrous method did dispose,E’re the vast work was to perfection brought.Oh strange effect of a seraphic quill! That can by unperceptable degreesChange every notion, every principle To a...
1m May 20, 2016
1m
A Sermon Delivered Before the Prince of Orange (1688) by Gilbert Burnet
from Gilbert Burnet, A Sermon Delivered Before the Prince of Orange (23 December 1688)Psalm cxviii. v. 23. It is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our Eyes.Things do sometimes speak, and Times call aloud; and as all Men are before-hand with me, in the choice of this Text, at least in applying it to the present time, so that amasing Concurrence of Providences, which have conspired to ha...
3m May 20, 2016
3m
Threnodia Augustalis (1685) by John Dryden
Threnodia Augustalis (1685) by John Dryden (more at stuarts-online.com)XVI.View then a monarch ripened for a throne.Alcides thus his race began,O’re infancy he swiftly ran;The future god at first was more than man.Dangers and toils, and Juno’s hateEven o’re his cradle lay in wait;And there he grappled first with Fate:In his young hands the hissing snakes he pressed,So early was the deity confes...
3m May 20, 2016
3m
When the King Enjoys his own again (1642/3) by Martin Parker
There is no astrologer, then I say, Can search more deep in this than I, To give you a reason from the stars, What causeth peace, or civil wars: The man in the moon, may wear out his shoone, In running after Charles his Wain, But all to no end, for the times they will mend When the King comes home in peace again. Though for a time you may see Whitehall, Wit...
2m May 20, 2016
2m
The Declaration of Breda (1660) by Charles II
From Charles II, The Declaration of Breda (1660) (more at stuarts-online.com If the general distraction and confusion which is spread over the whole kingdom doth not awaken all men to a desire and longing that these wounds which have so many years together been kept bleeding may be bound up, all we can say will be to no purpose. However, after this long silence, we have thought it our duty to ...
1m May 20, 2016
1m
The Character of a Protector - anon (c. 1654)
Anon., ‘The Character of a Protector’ (c. 1654) (more at stuarts-online.com) What’s a Protector? ’Tis a stately thing That apes it in the nonage of a king; A tragic actor, Cesar in the clown, He is a brass farthing stamped with a crown; Aesop’s proud ass masked in a lion’s skin, An outside saint with a white devil within; A bladder blown with others breath puffed...
1m May 20, 2016
1m
The Forerunner of Revenge (1626) by George Eglisham
The Forerunner of Revenge buy George Eglisham, (1626) (more at stuarts-online.com ) The King being sick of a tertian ague, and that in the spring which was of itself never found deadly, the Duke took his opportunity when all the King’s doctors of physic were at dinner upon the Monday before the King died, without their knowledge or consent, offered to the King a white powder to take, the which...
3m May 20, 2016
3m
A Proclamation Declaring the Undoubted Right of our Sovereign Lord King James (1603)
A Proclamation Declaring the Undoubted Right of our Sovereign Lord King James, to the Crown of the Realms of England, France and Ireland (1603) We therefore the lords spiritual and temporal of this realm, being here assembled, united and assisted with those of her late Majesty’s Privy Council, and with great numbers of other principal gentlemen of quality in the kingdom, with the Lord Mayor, a...
4m May 20, 2016
4m
Rosalind Franklin & DNA Song
A song inspired by the stories about the groundbreaking work by Rosalind Franklin, that allowed Crick & Watson (who swept up all the credit at the time) to discover the shape and meaning of DNA.Lyrics composed by the CBBC's Horrible Histories song writer called Dave Cohen.To the tue of folk song 'Molly Malone' LYRICSIn Cambridge fair townWhere so many wear a gownLike Rosalind Franklin, who x-r...
1m Mar 14, 2016
1m
Flying Pterosaurs
Lyrics composed by the CBBC's Horrible Histories song writer called Dave Cohen.To the Tune of 'By The Waters of Babylon' Fly-y-y-ing Pterosaurs, once soared over, Coldham's CommonThey did number two-oos, and poo-oos on the CommonDung, discovered hun-dred million, years ago on the Common,Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs once lived on Coldham's Common.
1m Mar 14, 2016
1m
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Lyrics composed by the CBBC's Horrible Histories song writer called Dave Cohen.To the tune of 'Dem Bones' LYRICSHumans connected to gorillaGorilla connected to orang utanOrang utan connected to the gibbonCharles Darwin did record… Darwin connected all the animalsSaw how llamas came from camelsWorked out that whales had been mammalsThey're from the same family. Dem whales first lived on dry l...
1m Mar 14, 2016
1m
How We Fly
Lyrics composed by the CBBC's Horrible Histories song writer called Dave Cohen.To the Tune of folk song 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean' LYRICSMy airplane flies over the oceanWhy does it not fall in the sea?Don’t weight and drag pull the plane’s motionTo earth because of gravity?Lift & thrust, lift & thrust, keeps planes flying over the sea, you seeSo long as they’re greater, than drag or weigh...
28s Mar 14, 2016
28s
Newton's Apple & Gravity
Lyrics composed by the CBBC's Horrible Histories song writer called Dave CohenTo the tune of children's nursery rhyme 'One Green Bottle' LYRICSOne green apple falling to the groundThis was something Isaac Newton foundAnd he said if apples, fall straight down to the groundThen it must be gravity pulling them southbound.
18s Mar 14, 2016
18s
Great St Mary's Chimes Song
Lyrics by CBBC song writer Dave CohenTune: ‘Cambridge Quarters’ copied for the ‘Westminster Chimes’ of Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament On every hour, Big Ben’s chimes burst. In Cambridge though, You heard it first. All sing along. Bing bong bing bong St Mary’s Church Made up this song Bing bong bing bong Bing bong bing bong
1m Feb 29, 2016
1m
The Pumping Engine Room Sound Installation Song Montage
10m Feb 16, 2016
10m
The Boiler Room Sound Installation Boiler number4
2m Feb 16, 2016
2m
The Gas Engine Room Sound Installation Thripaticka
3m Feb 16, 2016
3m
Tipping Bay Sound Installation 10-6-6-2-2-10-start again
5m Feb 16, 2016
5m
Destructor Flue Sound Installation FoundSounds
1m Feb 16, 2016
1m
Ash Tunnel Sound Installation Bristles on a toothbrush
2m Feb 16, 2016
2m
Water of Life
WRITTEN BY SUE HARRIS (Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network) Performed by St Philip's Choir It's the water of lifeThe stuff that you're made ofIt's the water of lifeThe stuff that we drinkIt's the water of lifePure and simple - H2 ODon't let it all go - down the sink!
17s Feb 05, 2016
17s
To The Wash (Round)
Lyrics by CBBC Song writer Dave CohenTo the tune of popular nursery rhyme Row Your BoatSung by Abbey Meadows Choir LYRICS VERSE1Row row row your boatGently up the CamLinking the city to the WashWhere it first began VERSE 2Row row row your boatGliding with your sailMajor route for goods to comeUntil the birth of rail VERSE 3Row row row your boatTo the Bridge of MagdaleneHome in time for tea ...
1m Feb 05, 2016
1m
The Wash (Row Row Row Your Boat Gently Up the Cam)
Lyrics by CBBC Song writer Dave CohenTo the tune of popular nursery rhyme Row Your BoatSung by Abbey Meadows Choir LYRICS VERSE1Row row row your boatGently up the CamLinking the city to the WashWhere it first began VERSE 2Row row row your boatGliding with your sailMajor route for goods to comeUntil the birth of rail VERSE 3Row row row your boatTo the Bridge of MagdaleneHome in time for tea ...
25s Feb 05, 2016
25s
Sea Horses Song
Seahorses Song with lyrics by Dave Cohen, chief songerwriter of CBBC's Horrible Histories, written in collaboration with Helen Weinstein who commissioned the song at Historyworks for children, families, teachers schools to enjoy! Lyrics below: To the tune of Three Blind Mice LYRICSSea hors-es, See them on, Cambridge Coat of Arms, Why? What are their charms? It dates from hund-reds of years ag...
1m Feb 05, 2016
1m
River Cam Was Very Dirty
This is a simple song which can be sung as rounds, which are super useful for warming up choirs, with lyrics adapted Horrible-Histories-styley with stinkey lyrics to the famous rhymes written by song writer Dave Cohen! LYRICSRiver Cam wasVery dirtyDied of chol-er-a,Tummy hurty,Hy-giene!Made it clean!Knew they ought toClean the water.
25s Feb 05, 2016
25s
River Cam Was Very Dirty = Round
This is a simple song which can be sung as rounds, which are super useful for warming up choirs, with lyrics adapted Horrible-Histories-styley with stinkey lyrics to the famous rhymes written by song writer Dave Cohen! LYRICSRiver Cam wasVery dirtyDied of chol-er-a,Tummy hurty,Hy-giene!Made it clean!Knew they ought toClean the water.
1m Feb 05, 2016
1m
Water of Life Performed in Two Parts
WRITTEN BY SUE HARRIS (Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network) Recorded in rehearsal with St Matthew's Choir KS2 It's the water of lifeThe stuff that you're made ofIt's the water of lifeThe stuff that we drinkIt's the water of lifePure and simple - H2 ODon't let it all go - down the sink!
1m Feb 03, 2016
1m
The Gas Engine Thripper Ticker
Cambridge Museum of Technology
2m Feb 02, 2016
2m
DIRTY RIVER CAM IN QUEEN VIC'S TIME
Here is a simple song which can be sung as rounds, which are super useful for warming up choirs, with lyrics adapted Horrible-Histories-styley with stinkey lyrics to the famous rhymes by song writer Dave Cohen! LYRICSRiver dirtyTummy hurtyQueen Vic’s timeCam full of grimeCareful not to swallow aGulp or you get cholera,Then hygieneMade it clean
1m Feb 02, 2016
1m
What Shall We Do With The Drinking Water Chorus Harmony
Mario Satchwell joining forces with Tizzy Faller and Helen Weinstein to offer the chorus in 3 part harmony, with Helen Weinstein singing the lyrics to "What Shall We Do With the Drinking Water' which has a lot of funny words to fit in! So do learn the verses first in unison, and then if your singers like to tackle harmony, please do use the sound files following to learn the two other parts you...
10s Jan 20, 2016
10s
What Shall We Do With The Drinking Water full with words by Dave Cohen
Mario Satchwell joining forces with Tizzy Faller and Helen Weinstein to offer the chorus in 3 part harmony, with Helen Weinstein singing the lyrics to "What Shall We Do With the Drinking Water' which has a lot of funny words to fit in! So do learn the verses first in unison, and then if your singers like to tackle harmony, please do use the sound files following to learn the two other parts you...
2m Jan 17, 2016
2m
What Shall We Do With The Drinking Water Chorus Part 1
Mario Satchwell joining forces with Tizzy Faller and Helen Weinstein to offer the chorus in 3 part harmony, with Helen Weinstein singing the lyrics to "What Shall We Do With the Drinking Water' which has a lot of funny words to fit in! So do learn the verses first in unison, and then if your singers like to tackle harmony, please do use the sound files following to learn the two other parts you...
25s Jan 14, 2016
25s
What Shall We Do With The Drinking Water Chorus Part 2
Mario Satchwell joining forces with Tizzy Faller and Helen Weinstein to offer the chorus in 3 part harmony, with Helen Weinstein singing the lyrics to "What Shall We Do With the Drinking Water' which has a lot of funny words to fit in! So do learn the verses first in unison, and then if your singers like to tackle harmony, please do use the sound files following to learn the two other parts you...
22s Jan 14, 2016
22s
Jerusalem: And Did Those Wees
And Did Those Wees - performed by the Historyworks Sounds of Steam Improv Community Choir - based on the story of Cambridge's stinky and disease-ridden River Cam in Queen Victoria's time when there was no modern sanitation - with lyrics by Dave Cohen, chief songerwriter of CBBC's Horrible Histories - written in collaboration with Helen Weinstein who commissioned the song at Historyworks for chi...
2m Jan 08, 2016
2m
My Darling Eglantyne
New Lyrics by CBBC's Horrible Histories songwriter Dave Cohen, co-created by Historyworks, based on new research conducted by the team at Historyworks and commissioned by Helen Weinstein, Creative Director.
3m Jan 08, 2016
3m
Water Of Life
1m Jan 08, 2016
1m
What Shall We Do With The Drinking Water to tune of "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor"
New Lyrics by CBBC's Horrible Histories songwriter Dave Cohen, co-created by Historyworks, based on new research conducted by the team at Historyworks and commissioned by Helen Weinstein, Creative Director.
2m Dec 18, 2015
2m
Cambridge Museum of Technology - short found sounds sequence.wav
A variety of sounds recorded at the Cambridge Museum of Technology
1m Nov 25, 2015
1m
Cambridge Museum of Techology - GAS ENGINE SEQUENCE
5m Nov 25, 2015
5m
ENTRANCE YARD (CMT Trail stop 1)
For more details visit http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/trails/cmt/pumping-station-trail/ CMT TRAIL STOP 1 WORDS SPOKEN BY CAMBRIDGE MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY'S CURATOR, PAM HALLS: The starting location is just outside the doors of Cambridge's Victorian sewage pumping station. Here we can see two cages and they were used to filter the sewage that came into the pumping station. The idea was that ...
1m Nov 25, 2015
1m
PUMPING ENGINE ROOM (CMT Trail stop 2)
For more details visit http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/trails/cmt/pumping-station-trail/ CMT TRAIL STOP 2 WORDS SPOKEN BY CAMBRIDGE MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY'S CURATOR, PAM HALLS: Welcome to the Pumping Engine Room! We sometimes call it the Main Engine Room, the Pump House, the Pumping Room or even the Steam Engine Room. Considering what the job was in here which was basically moving huge amoun...
4m Nov 25, 2015
4m
GAS ENGINE ROOM (CMT Trail stop 3)
For more details visit http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/trails/cmt/pumping-station-trail/ CMT TRAIL STOP 3 WORDS SPOKEN BY CAMBRIDGE MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY'S CURATOR, PAM HALLS: And here we are in the Gas Engine Room. This was added about 14 years after the room we were just in with the steam engines. The reason was that Cambridge continued to grow, there were more houses, more roads and ther...
2m Nov 25, 2015
2m
ELECTRIC ROOM (CMT Trail stop 4)
For more details visit http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/trails/cmt/pumping-station-trail/ CMT TRAIL STOP 4 WORDS SPOKEN BY CAMBRIDGE MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY'S CURATOR, PAM HALLS: Now here we are in a room that was added in 1937. I think it is quite interesting to see that the architectural values are slightly less than in other parts of the building. The windows are just oblongs, the roof is f...
2m Nov 25, 2015
2m