This project is now complete! Finished audio for this project can be found in our catalog:
https://librivox.org/king-arthur-by-john-dryden/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/47679/pg47679-images.html#Page_107
King Arthur, or The British Worthy, is a play or Semi-Opera with a libretto by John Dryden and music by Henry Purcell. It was first performed at the Queen's Theatre in London in 1691.
In this unusual version of the Arthurian legend Arthur is King of Britain fighting to repel the invading Saxons led by Oswald, King of Kent, and in love with the blind Princess Emmeline, daughter of the Duke of Cornwall. The play has many supernatural elements, Enchanters, Magicians, Spirits, Apparitions and Transformations. The play ends with a Masque for which Purcell wrote some of his finest music including the song "Fairest Isle" in praise of Britain.
(Summary by Alan Mapstone)
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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Genres for the project: Plays/Comedy
Keywords that describe the book: Drama, English, Arthurian Legend, Dryden, Purcell
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
For individual roles:
Submit one file per act. At the beginning of the first file, say:
Leave 3-5 seconds of space between your lines (room noise, not generated silence)."Character, read by your name."
For narration/stage directions:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For section 0 say:
For each act say:"Prologue and Dramatis Personae for King Arthur. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org. King Arthur or The British Worthy by John Dryden."
At the end of each file say:"Act # of King Arthur, by John Dryden. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain."
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of Act #."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of King Arthur, by John Dryden."
Filename:
For individual roles: kingarthur_role_#.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. kingarthur_arthur_1.mp3)
For final files: kingarthur_#_dryden_128kb.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. kingarthur_1_dryden_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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MC to select: redrun
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.
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