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The familiar opening 7 notes are echoed in the pizzicato in [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[Simple Symphony]]'', written in 1934. |
The familiar opening 7 notes are echoed in the pizzicato in [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[Simple Symphony]]'', written in 1934. |
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The Sunday [[Omnibus (broadcast)|omnibus]] broadcast of ''The Archers'' starts with a more [[Pastoral|rustic]], [[accordion]]-arranged rendition by [[The Yetties]],<ref>{{cite book|last=The Yetties|title=Upmarket|year=1997|id=Decca SKL 5282|no-pp=true|page=Track 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/60-things-you-never-knew-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-archers-2173365.html|title=60 things you never knew you wanted to know about The Archers|last=Gonsalves|first=Rebecca|date=1 January 2011|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print Limited|access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> |
The Sunday [[Omnibus (broadcast)|omnibus]] broadcast of ''The Archers'' starts with a more [[Pastoral|rustic]], [[accordion]]-arranged rendition by [[The Yetties]],<ref>{{cite book|last=The Yetties|title=Upmarket|year=1997|id=Decca SKL 5282|no-pp=true|page=Track 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/60-things-you-never-knew-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-archers-2173365.html|title=60 things you never knew you wanted to know about The Archers|last=Gonsalves|first=Rebecca|date=1 January 2011|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print Limited|access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref>. [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]]'s former spinoff, ''[[Ambridge Extra]]'', used a version arranged by [[Bellowhead]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2011/apr/05/tv-theme-tunes|title=TV theme tunes: don't mess with the best|last=Heritage|first=Stuart|date=5 April 2011|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|access-date=28 June 2011}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:23, 12 February 2023
"Barwick Green" /ˈbærɪk/ is the theme music to the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. A "maypole dance" from the suite My Native Heath written in 1924 by the Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood, it is named after Barwick-in-Elmet in Yorkshire's West Riding.[1]
The recording used between 1950 and the 1990s was played by Sidney Torch and his orchestra.[2] Sidney Torch recorded a commercial version of "Barwick Green" in the 1950s, but it was not used on The Archers itself.[citation needed]
The familiar opening 7 notes are echoed in the pizzicato in Benjamin Britten's Simple Symphony, written in 1934.
The Sunday omnibus broadcast of The Archers starts with a more rustic, accordion-arranged rendition by The Yetties,[3][4]. BBC Radio 4 Extra's former spinoff, Ambridge Extra, used a version arranged by Bellowhead.[5]
References
- ^ "Feedback". Autumn 2007. 5 October 2007. BBC Radio 4.
- ^ "Sidney Torch & Orchestra - Barwick Green (Archers Theme)". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ The Yetties (1997). Upmarket. Track 1. Decca SKL 5282.
- ^ Gonsalves, Rebecca (1 January 2011). "60 things you never knew you wanted to know about The Archers". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (5 April 2011). "TV theme tunes: don't mess with the best". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
