Threnody
( There were lots of pretty flowers in our garden )
... Commissioned by the Alumnae of the Royal Conservatory of Music for the Vancouver Junior Symphony Orchestra ...
Schafer, Raymond Murray (1933-2021) [ Canada ]
Edition
Published by
Berandol Music Ltd
[Canada]
, 1970
Number of pages :
39
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
; Latin
Epoque:
20th century
(1950-1999)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Contemporary ; Avant garde
Mood of the piece:
dramatic ; serious
Type of Choir:
SATB mixed
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) / Narrators (5) (6 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Orchestra and tape
(40 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Flute (2) ; Piccolo (2) ; Oboe (2) ; Clarinet (2) ; Bassoon (2) ; Horn (2) ; Trumpet (3) ; Trombone (3) ; Tuba (1) ; Violin (2) ; Viola (2) ; Cello (1) ; Bass (1) ; Harp (1) ; Piano (1) ; Glockenspiel (1) ; Chimes ; Xylophone (1) ; Tam-tam (1) ; Timpani (1) ; Snare drum (1) ; Bass drum (1) ; Bongo (2) ; Triangle (1) ; Finger cymbals
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
E
Tonality:
Tonal centers ; aleatoric
Duration:
17.0 min.
Musicological Sources:
The five speakers should be children ranging from 8-18. The chorus should be a youth choir of from 30-100 voices.
Source of text:
1. Eyewitness accounts by children and young people of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 ; 2. Comments and telegrams sent to and from the Potsdam conference in July 1945 concerning the first successful test explosion by the United States.
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 1203A (10 copies)