Music

With the eve of true Alternativist music which came with the creation of Henwick, there existed orchestral and folk alternative music to the mainstream orchestral styles. Of course, there developed wild variants in genre and style as more people were drawn into the music scene with the advent of mass-produced instruments, but I draw inspiration from Daughter's work, 2Cellos, Agnes Obel and Julie Byrne. When electronic music moved in, it forced musical divergence into overdrive. But Psychedelia was encouraging musical diversification in the mainstream before the arrival of electronic music.

Most famous sea shanties developed during the Great War and the ensuing age of trade and discovery. They more often are more balladic and lengthy than regular sea shanties and commonly adapt well-known tales. They vary from culture to culture depending on tastes, but themes of love, adventure and revenge are ubiquitous. Some of the more PG tales have been subsequently been adapted to nursery rhymes.

For the creation of electronic computing and synthetic music, waves and superposition would need to be understood in order to generate sounds, which puts the level of technological progress into question. Pumping money into electronics research so as to subvert mainstream culture as part of the kingmaker chess plan.

The creation of synthetic electronic music was much earlier than in our timeline. This is partially because Maycoombe knew exactly what she was looking for and practically had limitless resources at that point, especially with access to illegal electric philosophers. The final machine - Henwick - took up an entire room, used a complex system of vacuum tubes and punchspool to create noise. Electromagnets too I guess. Its first outing was the production of sounds like that in Sea Wall. Then Cesca granted the philosophers a wish (including Doherty). After that, it was exhibited to some of the more open-minded members of the Musician's guild who then went to create the first rave music for Psychedelia.

Song lyrics based off Victorian poetry and street talk.

If you don't have much money and aren't of the composure to watch fights, you could always go to a music hall. Cheap - you can listen to either small bands/bards/whatever or, if the establishment is wealthy enough, an artifice band.

Table thumper similar to Tinker Tanner. So I'm come up with The Chambermaid Beckons. It's an old-as-the-hills tavern song which everyone in the Thwaitian countries, rich or poor, knows due to its insanely catchy yet simple melody; you just can't help but thump the tables along with everyone else in the tavern. Own verses detailing anecdotes and shortcomings, all ending in 'All I know is the chambermaid beckons'

Resonance style pushed back as more complicated. Based on Grimes' California. Has potential for the pep to create social unrest. Performed by Katherine 'Kitty' Vimes based on Kate Divey-Williams.

As well as music, I like the idea that recorded conversations in the style of podcasts, Lil Bits or Ted Talks also become popular in the underworld. Comedy pieces probably.