2. The foolish and the brave
2. The foolish and the brave
David Grant presents Music Workshop: Heroes of Troy
'The foolish and the brave' is sung by Cassandra - Trojan prophetess - and a chorus of soldiers. Style: R and B, minor, melancholic.
Menelaus and the Greek leaders deliver an ultimatum to King Priam of Troy: return Helen or else. Cassandra, sister of Paris and Hector, foresees the destruction of Troy in ten years. There is an impending sense of doom.
Song: The foolish and the brave
The story: episode 2
Further resources
Vocal warm ups
Join David for the extended warm upDownloads
Writing (pdf files)
- Main audio transcript [57KB]
- Story transcript [28KB]
- Music for song [28KB]
- Words for song [16KB]
- Playscript [353KB]
- Full programme notes [281KB]
Audio (mp3 files)
- Song - full vocal [3.4MB]
- Song - part vocal [3.4MB]
- Song - backing track [3.4MB]
Download all writing and audio as .zip [9.78MB]
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