It wasn’t until Austen moved to Chawton in Hampshire in 1809 that she had a piano in her home again. “Music scholars of the period who also read Jane Austen like to propose that unless Jane Austen had music in her life, her writing didn’t proceed the way it should.” “In Bath, we don’t think she had an instrument to play and she does very little, if any, writing in Bath,” Ray told CPR Classical. When Austen was 21 years old, she and her family moved to Bath, England. But scholars like Ray believe that music was more than just a passion, it might have been a linchpin to her writing creativity. She practiced every morning and acquired music from friends by copying pieces note for note, in addition to purchasing her own sheet music. Playing piano was an integral part of Austen’s life. ”There’s a lot of music in Jane Austen’s novels, and that’s what an accomplished young woman was supposed to be able to do,” said Ray, author of “Simply Austen” and “Jane Austen for Dummies.” “Emma would play better if she practiced more,” said Joan Ray, Austen scholar and Professor Emeritus of English at University of Colorado Colorado Springs, referring to the title character in Austen’s 1816 novel “Emma.” Darcy in “Pride and Prejudice.” Music and the piano are an integral part of Anne Elliot’s character, the protagonist in Austen’s sixth and last completed novel “Persuasion.” One of her most cherished heroines, Elizabeth Bennet, played the piano for Mr. More books have been written about Austen than the six novels she published.īut what you might not know is Austen’s inextricable link to music. It’s not the gun, folks.Jane Austen’s witty novels of everyday life for the privileged in 18th century England have captivated readers for over two centuries. Put in place by parents, churches, and the community. We had songs about violence and instruments of potential violence, but we had no violence. I bring all of these stories up because I was driving to work one-morning last week and listening to the latest school shooting news. Songs, Guns, and Knives Aren't the Problems One of my Andy friends used his knife to carve his desktop. I remember one day when one of our teachers was admiring the various blades the guys were carrying. One of my Andy friends used to bring knives to school. When I was a boy, many schools had rifle clubs and competing teams. One remembers gun racks in pickup trucks on campus. They kept firearms in their dormitory rooms and would go hunting after class. Two other friends were University of Idaho graduates back in the 1970s.
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