4. The wonder of war
4. The wonder of war
David Grant presents Music Workshop: Heroes of Troy
'The wonder of war' is sung by Greek hero Achilles - in praise of himself. Style: satire; pop.
Menelaus and Paris meet in single combat, with the gods intervening to save Paris. The battle resumes and the Trojans are having the best of it. Patroclus tries to persuade Achilles to rejoin the Greeks, but Achilles is having none of it. Patroclus returns to battle dressed as Achilles.
Song: The wonder of war
The story: episode 4
Further resources
Vocal warm ups
Join David for the extended warm upDownloads
Writing (pdf files)
- Main audio transcript [45KB]
- Story transcript [28KB]
- Music for song [32KB]
- Words for song [15KB]
- Playscript [353KB]
- Full programme notes [281KB]
Audio (mp3 files)
- Song - full vocal [2.2MB]
- Song - part vocal [2.2MB]
- Song - backing track [2.2MB]
Download all writing and audio as .zip [6.40MB]
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