Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utflis.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!utai!utflis!chai From: chai@utflis.UUCP (Henry Chai) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Science Fiction in Music Message-ID: <204@utflis.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 22:09:54 EDT Article-I.D.: utflis.204 Posted: Mon Jul 15 22:09:54 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 23:42:31 EDT References: <2655@topaz.ARPA> <391@spar.UUCP> Reply-To: chai@utflis.UUCP (Henry Chai) Organization: FLIS, University of Toronto Lines: 19 Summary: In article <391@spar.UUCP> freeman@max.UUCP (Jay Freeman) writes: > .... can anyone think of interesting examples of written SF >in which music played a dominant theme? ... Let's not forget the "Harper Hall of Pern" trilogy by McCaffrey. I know it's aimed at 'younger readers', but I actually enjoyed it more then the "Dragonriders" triology. In "Crystal Singer", also by McCaffery, music plays a supporting role in that it is the tool/medium thru which 'crsytal cutting' is done. (in case anyone is not informed: McCaffery studied, directed and sang in voice/operattas before starting her career in SF/F writting) Also Ursula LeQuin's short story "Gwilan's Harp" (in her book "The Compass Rose") has music as an imporatant theme. It's not anything fancy or flashy (LeQuin's works never were) but I liked it a lot. -- Henry Chai Faculty of Library and Information Science, U of Toronto {watmath,ihnp4,allegra}!utzoo!utflis!chai