SKU: HL.14028847

UPC: 884088810375. 8.5x11.0x0.386 inches.

Vocal Score for the Opera in Two Acts.Caritas' is in two acts, the first consisting of 12 short scenes, the second being a continuous scena. The overall form of the opera retains the architecture of Wesker's stage play, but alters the proportions, in order to create a musically dynamic form. While each scene of the first act is centred around a specific pitch, the second act is a Passacaglia, whose 'ground' is a Cantus Firmus, each repetition of which begins on a different note from those of its previous statements. These large-scale architectural features are both reflected in, and derived from, the musical material itself.

SKU: HL.14016612

8.5x11.75x0.428 inches.

An opera by John Tavener and Gerard McLarnon, based on the Dostoyevsky short story. Commissioned by the Bath Festival for the Nash Ensemble and premiered at the Theatre Royal, Bath, in June 1977. Duration c. 45mins. Large (A3) score.