Tragodía - Appendix & Author's Note
“Characters are not born like people, of woman;
they are born of a situation, a sentence, a metaphor
containing in a nutshell a basic human possibility
that the author thinks no one else has discovered
or said something essential about.
The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities.
Each one has crossed a border that I myself have circumvented.
It is that crossed border (the border beyond which my own "I" ends)
which attracts me most.
For beyond that border begins the secret the novel asks about.”
- Milan Kundera ; 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
APPENDIX & AUTHOR’S NOTE
( Nobody Asked For )
T R A G E D Y /ˈtradʒɪdi/
From the Greek word tragōidia, or “goat-song,” from tragos (“goat”) and aeidein (“to sing”).
1. Branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual.
2. A work of art that probes with high seriousness questions concerning the role of man in the universe.
I. Theseus & Phaedra : A Playlist
( + )
1. Always by Henry Burr [1] [193]
2. Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning of Its Own) by Doris Day [3] [4]
3. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree by Henry Burr [5]
4. Let Me Call You Sweetheart by Henry Burr and The Peerless Quartet [6] [8]
5. Moonlight Bay by Doris Day [9] [94] [105]
6. I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time by The Andrew Sisters [13] [139]
7. Till We Meet Again by Henry Burr and Albert Campbell [18] [24]
8. Remember by Frank Sinatra [22] [26]
9. When I Lost You by Irving Berlin [30] [33] [34] [50] [76]
10. Que Sera, Sera by Doris Day [31]
11. There'll Be Some Changes Made by Ethel Waters [37] [38]
12. Nobody's Sweetheart by Doris Day [45]
13. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight by Jim Reeves [49]
14. Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy [53] [175]
15. Here in My Arms by Doris Day [57] [62] [74]
16. Right or Wrong by Emmett Miller [80]
17. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight by Bing Crosby [83] [87]
18. Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83 - 2. Adagio assai by Maurice Ravel [89]
19. Singin' in the Rain by Cliff Edwards [111]
20. Ain’t Misbehavin' by Leo Reisman, and Lew Conrad on vocals [112]
21. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) by Louis Armstrong [113]
22. Am I Blue? by Ethel Waters [114]
23. Auld Lang Syne by The Lombardo Trio [115]
24. Minnie The Moocher by Cab Calloway [120]
25. Dream A Little Dream Of Me by Wayne King [121]
26. Dancing In The Dark by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians [122]
27. Good Night, Sweetheart by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians [123]
28. Home by Peter van Steeden and His Orchestra [124] [132]
29. Cheek to Cheek by Fred Astaire [133] [154]
30. If I Didn't Care by The Ink Spots [157] [170]
31. My Melancholy Baby by Gene Austin [177] [178]
32. Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland [181] [188] [190]
33. Let Me Call You Sweetheart by Bing Crosby [191]
34. Si tu n'étais pas là by Fréhel [200]
Author's Note I:
If I remember correctly, it all started with Henry Burr's Let Me Call You Sweetheart; I was just looking for a song for Theseus and Phaedra to dance to. Things just spun out of control, when I began a rather deep dive researching for music during a time that is more than 100 years now, getting to know musicians and singers I never knew about until I started looking up music that flooded the airwaves back in those days.
It is a personal distinguishable style that I like to include song titles and lyrics in my writing, ungracious towards copyright infringements that may get me into trouble. But, it is something that I enjoy doing, from time to time, seeing my words ebb and flow effortlessly with certain music that I have come across in my lifetime; sometimes, even imagining whole stories between the staff of musical scores, characters imbued with passion and nostalgia and relevance towards these songs as much as they play their parts in my hearts.
So, it came rather naturally for me to build this story with skeletal foundations of music from that era, using them as chapter titles to associate with the tone of particular chapters; in a way, describing what to expect from the chapters, what the characters may be going through in the chapters then through lyrics. Overtime, it did become rather cheesy to include song lyrics in the context per se, but I believe I did it once or twice in this story.
Music always plays a big part in humanity's existence in this world, and I hope the curated songs I have chosen for the story have helped set the tone and mood of the era long past; whether on a more personal level between Theseus and Phaedra, or on a larger scale of how the world was then, what the world was going through that made them turn to these songs back then, ie. the World Wars, the Depression, the Jazz Age.
The neurotic part in me strived to look for songs that align with the years the chapters were set in; I did enjoy that challenge, I have to say. I could not settle for mere years the songs were released: if the chapter happened in September of 19__, the song has to already existed before that, not after.
My only gripe was that I could not find the original-original versions released during that era, and had to settle, more often than not, "cover" versions by the likes of Doris Day and Bing Crosby, for they seemed to re-release a lot of music already written in the 1910s and 1920s, but were only made popular by them in the 1930s and 1940s; so famous they have made those songs that the world probably forgot the versions that existed way before Day or Crosby sang them. Some instances, there are even two versions of the same song in the playlist, ie. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight - once by Jim Reeves, another by Bing Crosby. Only because Reeves' version had a line of lyrics that did not transpire in Crosby's later version.
But, there are some instances when I chose the later versions because it sounded better, and more suited to the tone of the story and chapters; the one that stood out for me still is Remember by Frank Sinatra, already written in 1925 by Irving Berlin, and was covered by many, many singers through the decades, but I found Sinatra's 1962 version was the most heart wrenching to go with the time and tribulations of that part of the story.
It was an overflowing treasure trove to dive into in the initial days of writing this story, some which I came across only much later while watching films of the same eras, or with musical references of said eras. It was a wonderful discovery for my part to find out Singin' in the Rain existed decades before the film and Gene Kelly's rendition in 1952, as well as Dream A Little Dream Of Me before Ella Fitzgerald's in 1950.
At the end of all things, Gene Austin's My Melancholy Baby is still my favourite of the curated songs.
[2] Caledonian Market, London.
[7] [192] Phaedra Phileas' evening dress by Jeanne Paquin for the British Ministry of Magic Christmas soiree.
[10] Bedroom; Theseus Scamander's apartment in the vicinity of Whitehall, London.
[11] Dining area; Theseus Scamander's apartment in the vicinity of Whitehall, London.
[12] Foyle’s Novel Bookstore, Charing Cross Road, London.
[14] [92] Kitchen/Dining area; Scamander family home, Dorset.
[15] [100] Phaedra Phileas' present for Newt Scamander, Christmas 1911.
[16] [131] [145] Phaedra Phileas' engagement ring from Theseus Scamander.
[17] Norton & Sons; No. 16, Savile Row, Mayfair, London.
[19] Angelina tea room, Paris.
[20] chocolat l'Africain and Mont-Blanc pastry.
[21] [54] [153] Phaedra Phileas' engagement ring from Lee Cheval.
[23] British Expeditionary Force Pattern Service Dress, World War I.
[25] Brown's Hotel Tea Room.
[27] Bedroom; Phaedra Phileas' apartment in Paris, France.
[28] French poilus infantry uniform, World War I.
[29] Kitchenette; Phaedra Phileas' apartment in Paris, France.
[32] Hôpital américain de Paris, Paris.
[35] [36] The Gaunt family.
[39] Place Vendôme, Paris.
[40] Suite Impériale, Hôtel Ritz Paris, Paris.
[41] The Sacred Twenty-Eight families.
[42] Phaedra Phileas' evening gown by Madeleine Vionnet at the formal Ministère social gala in Paris
[43] Madeleine Vionnet.
[44] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald deleted scene.
[46] Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris.
[47] The extended Lestrange family.
[48] [151] Leta Lestrange's engagement ring from Clarisse Lestrange; Lestrange family heirloom.
[51] Lily of the Valley; Nozéa Lestrange's scent.
[52] Claude Debussy.
[55] Paul Verlaine.
[56] [173] Clair de Lune by Paul Verlaine.
[58] Norman Hartnell.
[59] Norman Hartnell's returned wedding dress.
[60] [61] [149] [150] Leta Lestrange's wedding dress.
[63] [64] [65] [66] Dementia and Dementia praecox.
[67] [72] [73] Soviet Union, Leningrad, and the France-Russia relation.
[68] [69] [70] [71] Kommunalka, or communal apartment.
[75] Mustard coloured mimosa from Theseus Scamander, upon Phaedra Phileas' return from the Soviet Union.
[77] [78] [79] l'île Saint-Louis, Île de la Cité, Pont de la Tournelle, and the Great Flood of Paris in 1910.
[81] [82] The House at Pooh Corner and Vespers by A A Milne
[84] Embankment, London.
[85] [86] [199] Myosotis sylvatica, also known as forget-me-nots.
[88] Maurice Ravel.
[90] Gaspard de la Nuit by Aloysius Bertrand.
[91] Aloysius Bertrand.
[93] Studland Bay, Dorset.
[95] Wyvern.
[96] Qilin.
[97] Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore deleted scene.
[98] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald scene.
[99] Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore scene.
[101] The Walk of the Qilin Ceremony.
[102] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald scene.
[103] [104] [141] [142] Phaedra Phileas' present for Theseus Scamander, Christmas 1932.
[106] 1932 Elections for the Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, by Minalima Design.
[107] [108] [125] Hotel d’Angleterre, Paris.
[109] Café de Flore, Paris.
[110] Les Deux Magots, Paris.
[116] French 75.
[117] Charles Lindbergh.
[118] Ernest Hemingway.
[119] Gin Rickey.
[126] [127] [128] The Great Wizarding Express and Gare du Nord.
[129] [130] Princess Mary Christmas tin box.
[134] Bedroom; Scamander family home, Dorset.
[135] [136] [137] [158] [163] [164] [165] 1930s Germany: Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, Enabling Act 1933, Gleichschaltung, Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS), Volksgerichtshof
[138] British Union of Fascists.
[140] Theseus Scamander's wedding suit.
[143] Phaedra Phileas' wedding dress.
[144] Scamander family home, Dorset.
[146] Vena Amoris.
[147] [148] [174] L’éternelle Chanson by Rosemonde Gérard.
[152] Wedding tradition.
[155] [156] Battle of Stockton, 1934.
[159] [169] [187] Kurt von Schleicher, villa on Griebnitzstraße and his assassination.
[160] [161] [162] World Disarmament Conference, the League of Nations, and the Treaty of Versailles.
[166] [168] Garnisonkirche and Day of Potsdam.
[167] Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden by Johann Sebastian Bach.
[171] [172] [176] The Night of the Long Knives, 1934.
[179] [180] Old Harry Rocks, Dorset.
[182] [183] [184] [185] Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, and Volksausgabe or People’s Edition; Herrenrasse and Neuordnung.
[186] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald scene.
[189] Sun room; Scamander family home, Dorset.
[194] [195] Citroen Traction Avant, 1934.
[196] [197] En Ville et Sous les Arbres, Montpellier, France; a.k.a the Scamanders' sabbatical stay in Montpellier.
[198] Sylvie.
they are born of a situation, a sentence, a metaphor
containing in a nutshell a basic human possibility
that the author thinks no one else has discovered
or said something essential about.
The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities.
Each one has crossed a border that I myself have circumvented.
It is that crossed border (the border beyond which my own "I" ends)
which attracts me most.
For beyond that border begins the secret the novel asks about.”
- Milan Kundera ; 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
APPENDIX & AUTHOR’S NOTE
( Nobody Asked For )
T R A G E D Y /ˈtradʒɪdi/
From the Greek word tragōidia, or “goat-song,” from tragos (“goat”) and aeidein (“to sing”).
1. Branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual.
2. A work of art that probes with high seriousness questions concerning the role of man in the universe.
I. Theseus & Phaedra : A Playlist
( + )
1. Always by Henry Burr [1] [193]
2. Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning of Its Own) by Doris Day [3] [4]
3. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree by Henry Burr [5]
4. Let Me Call You Sweetheart by Henry Burr and The Peerless Quartet [6] [8]
5. Moonlight Bay by Doris Day [9] [94] [105]
6. I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time by The Andrew Sisters [13] [139]
7. Till We Meet Again by Henry Burr and Albert Campbell [18] [24]
8. Remember by Frank Sinatra [22] [26]
9. When I Lost You by Irving Berlin [30] [33] [34] [50] [76]
10. Que Sera, Sera by Doris Day [31]
11. There'll Be Some Changes Made by Ethel Waters [37] [38]
12. Nobody's Sweetheart by Doris Day [45]
13. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight by Jim Reeves [49]
14. Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy [53] [175]
15. Here in My Arms by Doris Day [57] [62] [74]
16. Right or Wrong by Emmett Miller [80]
17. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight by Bing Crosby [83] [87]
18. Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83 - 2. Adagio assai by Maurice Ravel [89]
19. Singin' in the Rain by Cliff Edwards [111]
20. Ain’t Misbehavin' by Leo Reisman, and Lew Conrad on vocals [112]
21. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) by Louis Armstrong [113]
22. Am I Blue? by Ethel Waters [114]
23. Auld Lang Syne by The Lombardo Trio [115]
24. Minnie The Moocher by Cab Calloway [120]
25. Dream A Little Dream Of Me by Wayne King [121]
26. Dancing In The Dark by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians [122]
27. Good Night, Sweetheart by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians [123]
28. Home by Peter van Steeden and His Orchestra [124] [132]
29. Cheek to Cheek by Fred Astaire [133] [154]
30. If I Didn't Care by The Ink Spots [157] [170]
31. My Melancholy Baby by Gene Austin [177] [178]
32. Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland [181] [188] [190]
33. Let Me Call You Sweetheart by Bing Crosby [191]
34. Si tu n'étais pas là by Fréhel [200]
Author's Note I:
If I remember correctly, it all started with Henry Burr's Let Me Call You Sweetheart; I was just looking for a song for Theseus and Phaedra to dance to. Things just spun out of control, when I began a rather deep dive researching for music during a time that is more than 100 years now, getting to know musicians and singers I never knew about until I started looking up music that flooded the airwaves back in those days.
It is a personal distinguishable style that I like to include song titles and lyrics in my writing, ungracious towards copyright infringements that may get me into trouble. But, it is something that I enjoy doing, from time to time, seeing my words ebb and flow effortlessly with certain music that I have come across in my lifetime; sometimes, even imagining whole stories between the staff of musical scores, characters imbued with passion and nostalgia and relevance towards these songs as much as they play their parts in my hearts.
So, it came rather naturally for me to build this story with skeletal foundations of music from that era, using them as chapter titles to associate with the tone of particular chapters; in a way, describing what to expect from the chapters, what the characters may be going through in the chapters then through lyrics. Overtime, it did become rather cheesy to include song lyrics in the context per se, but I believe I did it once or twice in this story.
Music always plays a big part in humanity's existence in this world, and I hope the curated songs I have chosen for the story have helped set the tone and mood of the era long past; whether on a more personal level between Theseus and Phaedra, or on a larger scale of how the world was then, what the world was going through that made them turn to these songs back then, ie. the World Wars, the Depression, the Jazz Age.
The neurotic part in me strived to look for songs that align with the years the chapters were set in; I did enjoy that challenge, I have to say. I could not settle for mere years the songs were released: if the chapter happened in September of 19__, the song has to already existed before that, not after.
My only gripe was that I could not find the original-original versions released during that era, and had to settle, more often than not, "cover" versions by the likes of Doris Day and Bing Crosby, for they seemed to re-release a lot of music already written in the 1910s and 1920s, but were only made popular by them in the 1930s and 1940s; so famous they have made those songs that the world probably forgot the versions that existed way before Day or Crosby sang them. Some instances, there are even two versions of the same song in the playlist, ie. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight - once by Jim Reeves, another by Bing Crosby. Only because Reeves' version had a line of lyrics that did not transpire in Crosby's later version.
But, there are some instances when I chose the later versions because it sounded better, and more suited to the tone of the story and chapters; the one that stood out for me still is Remember by Frank Sinatra, already written in 1925 by Irving Berlin, and was covered by many, many singers through the decades, but I found Sinatra's 1962 version was the most heart wrenching to go with the time and tribulations of that part of the story.
It was an overflowing treasure trove to dive into in the initial days of writing this story, some which I came across only much later while watching films of the same eras, or with musical references of said eras. It was a wonderful discovery for my part to find out Singin' in the Rain existed decades before the film and Gene Kelly's rendition in 1952, as well as Dream A Little Dream Of Me before Ella Fitzgerald's in 1950.
At the end of all things, Gene Austin's My Melancholy Baby is still my favourite of the curated songs.
[2] Caledonian Market, London.
[7] [192] Phaedra Phileas' evening dress by Jeanne Paquin for the British Ministry of Magic Christmas soiree.
[10] Bedroom; Theseus Scamander's apartment in the vicinity of Whitehall, London.
[11] Dining area; Theseus Scamander's apartment in the vicinity of Whitehall, London.
[12] Foyle’s Novel Bookstore, Charing Cross Road, London.
[14] [92] Kitchen/Dining area; Scamander family home, Dorset.
[15] [100] Phaedra Phileas' present for Newt Scamander, Christmas 1911.
[16] [131] [145] Phaedra Phileas' engagement ring from Theseus Scamander.
[17] Norton & Sons; No. 16, Savile Row, Mayfair, London.
[19] Angelina tea room, Paris.
[20] chocolat l'Africain and Mont-Blanc pastry.
[21] [54] [153] Phaedra Phileas' engagement ring from Lee Cheval.
[23] British Expeditionary Force Pattern Service Dress, World War I.
[25] Brown's Hotel Tea Room.
[27] Bedroom; Phaedra Phileas' apartment in Paris, France.
[28] French poilus infantry uniform, World War I.
[29] Kitchenette; Phaedra Phileas' apartment in Paris, France.
[32] Hôpital américain de Paris, Paris.
[35] [36] The Gaunt family.
[39] Place Vendôme, Paris.
[40] Suite Impériale, Hôtel Ritz Paris, Paris.
[41] The Sacred Twenty-Eight families.
[42] Phaedra Phileas' evening gown by Madeleine Vionnet at the formal Ministère social gala in Paris
[43] Madeleine Vionnet.
[44] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald deleted scene.
[46] Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris.
[47] The extended Lestrange family.
[48] [151] Leta Lestrange's engagement ring from Clarisse Lestrange; Lestrange family heirloom.
[51] Lily of the Valley; Nozéa Lestrange's scent.
[52] Claude Debussy.
[55] Paul Verlaine.
[56] [173] Clair de Lune by Paul Verlaine.
[58] Norman Hartnell.
[59] Norman Hartnell's returned wedding dress.
[60] [61] [149] [150] Leta Lestrange's wedding dress.
[63] [64] [65] [66] Dementia and Dementia praecox.
[67] [72] [73] Soviet Union, Leningrad, and the France-Russia relation.
[68] [69] [70] [71] Kommunalka, or communal apartment.
[75] Mustard coloured mimosa from Theseus Scamander, upon Phaedra Phileas' return from the Soviet Union.
[77] [78] [79] l'île Saint-Louis, Île de la Cité, Pont de la Tournelle, and the Great Flood of Paris in 1910.
[81] [82] The House at Pooh Corner and Vespers by A A Milne
[84] Embankment, London.
[85] [86] [199] Myosotis sylvatica, also known as forget-me-nots.
[88] Maurice Ravel.
[90] Gaspard de la Nuit by Aloysius Bertrand.
[91] Aloysius Bertrand.
[93] Studland Bay, Dorset.
[95] Wyvern.
[96] Qilin.
[97] Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore deleted scene.
[98] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald scene.
[99] Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore scene.
[101] The Walk of the Qilin Ceremony.
[102] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald scene.
[103] [104] [141] [142] Phaedra Phileas' present for Theseus Scamander, Christmas 1932.
[106] 1932 Elections for the Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, by Minalima Design.
[107] [108] [125] Hotel d’Angleterre, Paris.
[109] Café de Flore, Paris.
[110] Les Deux Magots, Paris.
[116] French 75.
[117] Charles Lindbergh.
[118] Ernest Hemingway.
[119] Gin Rickey.
[126] [127] [128] The Great Wizarding Express and Gare du Nord.
[129] [130] Princess Mary Christmas tin box.
[134] Bedroom; Scamander family home, Dorset.
[135] [136] [137] [158] [163] [164] [165] 1930s Germany: Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, Enabling Act 1933, Gleichschaltung, Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS), Volksgerichtshof
[138] British Union of Fascists.
[140] Theseus Scamander's wedding suit.
[143] Phaedra Phileas' wedding dress.
[144] Scamander family home, Dorset.
[146] Vena Amoris.
[147] [148] [174] L’éternelle Chanson by Rosemonde Gérard.
[152] Wedding tradition.
[155] [156] Battle of Stockton, 1934.
[159] [169] [187] Kurt von Schleicher, villa on Griebnitzstraße and his assassination.
[160] [161] [162] World Disarmament Conference, the League of Nations, and the Treaty of Versailles.
[166] [168] Garnisonkirche and Day of Potsdam.
[167] Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden by Johann Sebastian Bach.
[171] [172] [176] The Night of the Long Knives, 1934.
[179] [180] Old Harry Rocks, Dorset.
[182] [183] [184] [185] Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, and Volksausgabe or People’s Edition; Herrenrasse and Neuordnung.
[186] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald scene.
[189] Sun room; Scamander family home, Dorset.
[194] [195] Citroen Traction Avant, 1934.
[196] [197] En Ville et Sous les Arbres, Montpellier, France; a.k.a the Scamanders' sabbatical stay in Montpellier.
[198] Sylvie.