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Birdland : a musical drama for soloists, unison voices, SATB chorus, and instrumental ensemble / Bob Chilcott ; story and texts by Charles Bennett.
LIBRA M1995.C45 B5 2020
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Chilcott, Bob, composer.
- Standardized Title:
- Birdland. Vocal score
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operas--Juvenile--Vocal scores with piano.
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Operas.
- Art music.
- Vocal scores.
- Physical Description:
- 1 vocal score (v, 109 pages) ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- Vocal score.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Language Note:
- Staff notation.
- Summary:
- The plot follows a bird called Pip the Sparrow, who can't sing, and his mission to join the Dawn Chorus. Pip goes through a sequence of events to change his predicament, selling his soul to Doc Rock Peacocks and meeting the troubled residents of The Bewilderness. With the help of two friendly owls, Pip meets an amazing singer, the Golden Nightingale, who he reveres. It turns out that the Golden Nightingale has sold their soul too, and they release each other from the spell by working together.
- Notes:
- All soloists part to be sung by high treble voices (children's voices), with unison chorus, mixed chorus (SATB), and instrumental ensemble; instrumental accompaniment arranged for piano.
- Duration: approximately 45 min.
- Includes program notes by composer in English.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Fund of The Savoy Company.
- ISBN:
- 9780193523005
- 0193523000
- OCLC:
- 1341506009
- Publisher Number:
- 9780193523005
- BC238 Oxford University Press
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