Vashti, or "The whole Megillah" : a Purim shpiel for mezzo-soprano, clarinet & piano (with groggers), 1996/2004 / David Schiff.

Format:

Musical score

Author/Creator:

Schiff, David

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vashti, Queen of Persia--Songs and music.

Vashti.

Vashti, Queen of Persia.

Purim--Drama.

Purim.

Songs (Medium voice).

Humorous music.

Purim--Songs and music.

Purim parodies.

Humorous music--Scores and parts.

Songs (Medium voice)--Scores and parts.

Genre:

Drama.

Scores and parts.

Songs and music.

Scores.

Parts (Music)

Songs.

Physical Description:

3 playing scores (80 pages each) ; 28 cm

[Set of performance scores].

Other Title:

Whole Megillah

Place of Publication:

Maryland Heights, Mo. : Lauren Keiser Music ; Milwaukee, Wis. : exclusively distributed by Hal Leonard, 2008.

Summary:

"On the holiday of Purim, Jews read the scroll (megillah) of Esther. Although the story has a serious moral to it, Jewish tradition has come to associate Purim with drunken revelry. There are at least two reasons for this. The rabbis suspected that the story of Esther was a thinly disguised Persian fairy tale and were uncomfortable with taking it entirely seriously. Also Purim falls about the same time as Mardi Gras--and it took on the spirit of carnival merry making. Even in synogogue the reading of the story is a source of mayhem. The congregation rattles "groggers" to drown out the name of the villain, Haman. It is also traditional to perform comic skits based loosely on the biblical story. In Vashti I have followed these traditions of re-telling the story with a certain amount of irreverence and some contemporary connections. It should be performed in the carnival spirit of Purim"--Note to performers.

Notes:

English words.

Composer's note in English.

May be performed as a concert work or staged.

Duration: ca. 35:00.

OCLC:

820786871

Publisher Number:

X811101 Lauren Keiser Music

HL 00042171 Hal Leonard