Love fail : four singers / music by David Lang ; with stories by Lydia Davis and words by David Lang.

Format:

Musical score

Author/Creator:

Lang, David (David A.), composer, lyricist.

Davis, Lydia, 1947- author.

Contributor:

Marie, de France, active 12th century.

Dia, comtessa de, active 12th century-13th century.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Davis, Lydia, 1947-.

Vocal quartets, Unaccompanied.

Song cycles.

Tristan (Legendary character)--Songs and music.

Tristan.

Tristan (Legendary character).

Iseult (Legendary character)--Songs and music.

Iseult.

Iseult (Legendary character).

Davis, Lydia, 1947---Musical settings.

Davis, Lydia.

Genre:

Songs and music.

Song cycles.

Chamber music.

Scores.

Musical settings.

Songs.

Physical Description:

1 score (97 pages) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Red Poppy, 2012.

Language Note:

Staff notation.

English words; also printed separately as text.

Contents:

1. He was and she was / music by David Lang ; text by David Lang (after Gottfried von Strassburg)

Break #1 / music by David Lang ; words by David Lang (after Beroul)

2. Dureth / music by David Lang ; text by Sir Thomas Malory

3. A different man / music by David Lang ; story by Lydia Davis

4. The wood and the vine / words and music by David Lang (after Marie de France)

5. Right and wrong / music by David Lang ; text by Lydia Davis

6. You will love me / words and music by David Lang (after Gottfried von Strassburg)

7. Forbidden subjects / music by David Lang ; text by Lydia Davis

8. As love grows stronger / music by David Lang ; text by David Lang (after Gottfried von Strassburg)

Break #2 : instrumental / music by David Lang

9. The outing / music by David Lang ; text by Lydia Davis

10. I live in pain / music by David Lang ; text by David Lang (after Contessa de Dia)

11. Head, heart / music by David Lang ; text by Lydia Davis

Break #3 / music by David Lang (after Thomas of Britain and the Yom Kippur liturgy)

12. Mild light / music by David Lang ; text by David Lang (after Richard Wagner).

Notes:

For soprano (doubling suspended sizzle cymbal), soprano (doubling glockenspiel), alto (doubling ratchet and woodblock), and alto (doubling conch shell and bass drum); all voices and instruments should be amplified.

"After Gottfried von Stassburg, Beroul, Sir Thomas Malory, Marie de France, Beatriz Contessa de Dia, Thomas of Britain, the Yom Kippur liturgy, and Richard Wagner."

Program and performance notes in English.

Duration: approximately 55 minutes.

Related Work:

Based on: Gottfried, von Strassburg, active 13th century. Tristan.

Based on: Béroul, active 12th century. Roman de Tristan.

Based on: Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century. Morte d'Arthur. Selections

Based on: Thomas (Anglo-Norman poet). Roman de Tristan.

Based on: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde.

OCLC:

834091368