A talk on the variety of ways composers portray the world, plot, and characters in Jane Austen adaptations from classical music, to imitation and inspiration from the Regency era, to folk music, and even electric guitars. We will look at both movies and mini-series, choices of instrumentation as well as different story techniques within music.

Ruth Mudge is a cellist, music teacher, and Jane Austen enthusiast. Ruth owns almost every Jane Austen soundtrack available and enjoys analyzing movie soundtracks.

This class will be on Zoom and the link will be made available closer to the event. DM Ruth on Facebook for any questions or the link to the class.