Many years ago, when people used to listen to records, my father had a 78 of two of Albert Ketelbey's smash hits: "In a Persian Market" and on the flip side, "In a Monastery Garden." Ketelby was an extremely popular British composer in the years between the world wars. His music was light, sentimental, and programmatic: perfect for silent movies. The more exotic the locale, the more he was inspired. Today his works sound cheesy and dated; but they remain a guilty pleasure for many of us. (The tunes are catchy. The Taiwanese girl group, S.H.E. has a rip-off music video of "In a Persian Market" entitled "Bo Si Mao.")
Here are three of his more familiar works:
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Liked Monastery Garden the best!
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