I think the original question was about examples of Twain's words set to music. I don't know anything about three of the musical works you mention, but the Jerome Kern was a four part orchestral suite --grandiose mood music with no lyrics so far as I can remember. Kevin @ Mac Donnell Rare Books 9307 Glenlake Drive Austin TX 78730 512-345-4139 [log in to unmask] Member: ABAA, ILAB ************************** You may browse our books at www.macdonnellrarebooks.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 3:42 PM Subject: Re: Re: Twain lyrics > I have not kept up with this particular strand of conversations, so I hope I > am not repeating what has been said before. > > There is a musical comedy of the Prince and the Pauper. I know I have a copy > somewhere in the house. And there is an older musical--I think with a pre-MASH > Alan Alda-- called "The Apple". It is based on The Diaries of Adam and Eve. I > remember it as being particularly nice. I think I might have an old LP of > it, or at least a tape. > > I believe Jerome Kern also wrote something, perhaps just an overture. > > And there are the Kurt Weill songs for the Huckleberry Finn musical that > never happened. > > Dennis Kelly