Innovative Fusion of Music and Literature Creates an Overwhelming Literary Experience

Posted on July 1, 2012 by AmateurPianists No Comments

Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

Not your usual June wedding announcement: Publisher/Producer Music of Words wants to tell the world that two old soul mates, Clas­sical Liter­ature and Clas­sical Music were just marriedand their prospects for sharing life together look anything but dull. Author William Jay united the couple in his inno­v­ative creation called, DwREAM an acronym that stands for Dramatic Writing and Reading Entrained and Artic­u­lated by Music. Quite a mouthful that one never­theless expe­ri­ences as if it had been around for over a thousand year­swhich it of course has, in different iter­a­tions, from the harp-accompanied ballads of the Ancient Greeks through the Latin verses of Medieval Goliards and songs of the French Trou­ba­dours. But never quite like thiswith a full symphonic score metered and married word for word to a Dramat­i­cally Performed Novel in Verse. “The Ephemeris” (pronounced: i-fem’ er-is) has literally Blown away test audi­ences who have described their DwREAM expe­ri­ences as, Trans­porting, Capti­vating, and Emotionally over­whelming. (Simply pronounced “dream.” For Celtic speaking people, the w is a soft “oo” sound and the r is “trilled.”)

Using a language and dramatic style that smacks of Shake­speareand floating the novels entire narrative on an original musical score that ranges from Medieval folk fiddles playing war marches to Renais­sance style orches­tral­sWilliam Jay cele­brates and explores the Renais­sance and broader Western Culture through its Clas­sical tradi­tions. From the philosophy of Plato to the physics of Einstein, he ties it all together in a glorious arc of conti­nuity, in a nautical adventure tale and love story that is rich in historical content and philosophy and bril­liantly insightful to the human condition. The Performed narrative plays in the mind like a theatrical presen­ta­tionin a musical, emotionally driven tour de force that has been described as, “Flaw­lessly produced both in print and in recording, ‘The Ephemeris’ is one-of-a-kind ‘theatre of the mind’ expe­rience and very highly recom­mended.” (Midwest Book Review Pre-publication Review, May 2012)

The book design for the Print version of The Ephemeris hearkens back to the early tradi­tions of illu­mi­nated designs, with elab­orate, Celtic-like 4-color borders and a printed cover that feels like leather. There are 26 sepia and color illus­tra­tions placed throughout. All artwork is original. It is very deco­rative and will display nicely on coffee tables or library book­shelves. The audio component is comprised of 7 CDs and has an approx­imate run time of 8hrs. The two compo­nents, print (The Ephemeris) and recorded (Voyages in DwREAM) are sold together as a single work of art in the DwREAM format, at a bundled/package price. However, they are also offered sepa­rately for those who prefer to just read the book or listen to the audio.

A truly Powerful and Capti­vating expe­rience, DwREAM offers almost Blue Sky for artists as well as entre­pre­neurs. The marriage of music and liter­ature can be applied virtually anywhere from classics to comic books, and the ease and minimal cost of elec­tronic distri­b­ution makes it possible for rapid growth of such a product in the digital age. Music of Words has a variety of products in its pipeline.

Promotion: Publi­cation Date: Summer 2012 / July 2012. National Radio campaign, targeted print adver­tising aimed at, and in coop­er­ation with, Book­stores in radio broadcast areas / Signings / Print ads targeting Libraries / Press releases / Magazine and e-zine adver­tising and articles / Free Play of audio on Commercial, College and Public broad­casting radio / Author partic­i­pation on Tele­vision and Radio talk shows. Current 12 month budget projected for promotion is approx. $ 60k.

William Jay, American author received wide critical acclaim for his novel, The Lost History of Redwyn (a loose prequel to: The Ephemeris / The Ephemeris, Voyages in DwREAM). See Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and other reviews.

Music of Words Produc­tions was started in Ann Arbor, MI in 2007. In the works are other DwREAM products and product lines. The Ephemeris will be available in e-formats at a future date to be announced.

For a special, Pre-Order promo­tional offer of this book/audio bundle, please visit the Music of Words website.

The Ephemeris by William Jay

Historical / Literary Fiction / Multi­media

Season: Summer 2012 / Pub. July 2012

Book: HC; 288 pgs, 26 Orig Illust; 4-color; trim size: 11