Tobias and the angel
Church opera in one act
( My name is Tobit. Here I will write how all my days I have walked in the ways of truth. )
... Tobias and the angel was co-comissioned by almeida Opera and St-Matthew's church, Perry Beeches with funds from the Arts Council of England, the Peter Moores Foundation, the Nicolas John Trust and West Midland Arts ...
Text by
Lan, David
(born in 1952)
[South Africa ; Great Britain]
Edition
Ref. :
EP 7535
(133 p.)
Type of material:
Keyboard-vocal score
Copyright :
1999, by David Lan (libretto)
; 1999, by Hinrichsen Edition, Peters Edition Ltd, London
ISMN/ISBN :
M577082943
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Opera
Mood of the piece:
historical ; descriptive
Type of Choir:
children + women + men + mixed
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) / Mezzo-Soprano (2) / Contre-Ténor (1) / Ténor (2) / Baryton (2) (8 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Orchestra
(25 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Piccolo (1) ; Flute (1) ; Clarinet in B (1) ; Accordeon (1) ; Harp (1) ; Organ (1) ; Timpani (3) ; Tubular bells ; Xylophone (1) ; Vibraphon (1) ; Glockenspiel (1) ; Triangle (1) ; Suspended cymbal (1) ; Snare drum (1) ; Big drum (1) ; Pedal bass drum (1) ; Tam-tam (1) ; Percussion (3) ; Violin (1) ; Cello (1) ; Double bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
various
Duration:
60.0 min.