Gian Carlo Menotti Sheet Music & Tabs

Score and Parts-Menotti's Trio scored for Violin Clarinet and Piano was commissioned by the Verdehr Trio and first performed September 1996. Duration 12 minutes. Includes Score and Parts.

'The Telephone' is a one-act 20-minute opera buffa for two singers. The story is that Lucy spends most of her time on the telephone and when Ben her boyfriend visits her intending to propose the telephone keeps ringing interrupting Ben every time he is about to pop the question. Eventually the audience and Ben realize that the telephone is not only Lucy's means of remaining connected to the world but also a defense mechanism. Ben decides to penetrate this shield by leaving the apartment and using a pay phone to get through to her. Once Ben has Lucy's undivided attention he asks her to marry him and she agrees. This is the Schirmer edition of the Vocal Score with aFrench translation by Leon Kochnitzky.

Like ‘The Consul’ (1950) 'The Saint of Bleecker Street' is a full-length serious work which features several characteristics of traditional opera. It is in three acts has a large cast including a chorus and a large orchestra.The subject matter is very serious and touches on religious experiences violence and murder. Suggestions of incest also appear in the story and there is no happy ending. The Saint of Bleecker Street is set incontemporary New York City in the Italian community in and around Bleecker Street. Menotti's libretto concerns the young Annina who every Good Friday develops stigmata on her hands. Her possessive brother Michele fights tokeep the miracle-hungry neighbors away from her and to prevent her from becoming a nun. When Michele's mistress Desideria accuses him of being in love with his sister he stabs her in the back. Very ill Annina take the nun'sveil in a ceremony at her home and dies in the process.

Written for congregation SATB Chorus (optional) and organ. Also includes the congregational part.

A One-Act Opera for Young People-A One-Act Opera for Young People. From the composer of the classic Amahl and the Night Visitors comes this delightful musical fable about an immense 9-year-old new kid in town Poponel Skosvodmonit. Perfect for school or familyaudiences.

From Amahl and the Night Visitors-This Chorus is from Menotti's opera Amahl And The Night Visitors which represents a unique take on the Christmas story. Ideal as something different for a carol service.

Score and Parts-This brief elegaic work was written to pay homage to Lincoln Center benefactress Alice Tully and was premiered there on October 24 1982. The text is Menotti's own with thoughts of life aging death and rebirth. Being anocturne - a night-piece - it is a modern-day lullaby the end of day or life and it is faced with a serene childlike acceptance of the inevitable. This is reflected in smooth tranquil music that never impedes the flowing pace ofthe work.