Portraits (1955)
I Sit and Look Out - Ones self I sing - I Shall Forget You Presently - Anyone lived in a Pretty How Town - Somewhere I have Never Travelled - Humanity
Martino, Donald James (1931-2005) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Dantalian Inc.
[USA]
, 1978
Ref. :
DSE302
(135 p.)
Copyright :
Donald Martino
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1950-1959)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Cantata
Mood of the piece:
satiric
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Mezzosoprano (1) / Baryton (1) (2 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Symphony orchestra
(27 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Flute (2) ; Oboe (2) ; Clarinet (2) ; Bassoon (2) ; Horn (4) ; Trumpet (2) ; Trombone (2) ; Tuba (1) ; Percussion (3) ; Piano (1) ; Celesta (1) ; Harp (1) ; Violin (2) ; Viola (1) ; Cello (1) ; Double bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
tonal ; chromatic
Duration:
35.0 min.
Number of verses:
25
Origin:
USA
Source of text:
1885 ; 1920 ; 1938
Data about the life of the work:
An early work waiting for a premiere. Martino's recent music has often been described as 12 tone music that sounds tonal. Perhaps it all began here
