SurLaLune Fairy Tales: Modern Interpretations of Bremen Town Musicians


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The story of Bremen Town Musicians and its themes have appeared in literature and other forms of art. This page provides a small discussion of some of the better known treatments by authors and other artists.

Literature Poetry Music Film Theatre

Literature: Novels

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Literature: Short Stories

Crowther, Pete. "The Musician of Breman, GA." Once Upon A Crime. Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, eds. New York: Berkeley Prime Crime, 1998.
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SHORT STORY

Mayer, Gloria Gilbert and Thomas Mayer. "The Bremen Town Musicians." Goldilocks on Management: 27 Revisionist Fairy Tales for Serious Managers. New York: American Management Association, 1999.
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SHORT STORY

Waldrop, Howard. "The Sawing Boys." Black Thorn, White Rose. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, eds. New York: Avon, 1995.
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SHORT STORY

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Poetry

None so far!

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Music

I have listed primarily classical compositions of music using the themes of this fairy tale in either ballet, opera or some other musical style. I have also provided links to popular recordings of the music when available at Amazon.com. The advantage to these links is that you can listen to samples of the music at no charge.

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Film

To learn more about these films, please visit the
Internet Movie Database.

The Four Musicians of Bremen (1922). Walt Disney, director.

ANIMATION SHORT: Very early Disney short. A silent black and white film.

The Brementown Musicians (1935). Ub Iwerks, director.
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ANIMATION SHORT

The Brementown Musicians (1935). Ub Iwerks, director.
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ANIMATION SHORT: The Brementown Musicians through the eyes of Ub Iwerks.

The Extreme Fairy Tales DVD features these shorts:

1. The Emperor's Nightingale (1948, Directed by Jirí Trnka and Milos Makovec)
2. The Brementown Musicians (1935, Directed by Ub Iwerks)
3. Tom Thumb (1936, Directed by Ub Iwerks)
4. Mary's Little Lamb (1935, Directed by Ub Iwerks)
5. Rapunzel (1951, Directed by Ray Harryhausen)

Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972). Jim Henson, director.

Cast:
Frank Oz .... Rat/Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Jerry Nelson .... T.R. the Rooster/Caleb Siles (voice)
Jim Henson .... Kermit the Frog/Mean Floyd/Rat (voice)

Part of the Muppetland Tales series.

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Theatre

Mutz, Martha. The Bremen Town Musicians: A Folktale Play for Children. Los Angeles: Curiosity Canyon Press, 1996.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in paperback.