| Peter Maxwell Davies: The Lighthouse (Libretto) Chester
Opera, Lyrics Only SKU: HL.14020975 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies....(+)
Opera, Lyrics Only
SKU: HL.14020975
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. Opera or
Operetta. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1999. 24 pages. Chester
Music #CH55304. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020975). UPC:
884088860066. 8.75x8.25
inches. Chamber
opera in a prologue and
one act. A ghost story
telling of the mysterious
disappearance of three
lighthouse keepers in the
Hebrides. This is a
mystery story in the form
of a chamber opera. The
prologue is set as a
court of enquiry into the
unexplained disappearance
of the three keepers from
a lighthouse. Questions
are posed by a solo horn,
which may sound from
among the audience, and
three officers give
answer. Gradually, they
move from straight
testimony into
fantastical imaginings of
evil during a 'flashback'
to the lighthouse; but
then we snap back to the
courtroom. In the main
act the three singers
become the vanished
keepers. They have been
together for months, long
enough to be fully aware
of each other's
weaknesses; petty
bickerings suggest a
relationship which is
stable, but liable to
become highly unstable at
any moment. They sing
songs to reduce the
tension, Blazes beginning
with a rough ballad of
street violence,
accompanied by violin and
banjo. Sandy's song, with
cello and out-of-tune
upright piano, is a
thinly disguised
description of sexual
bliss, and Arthur's with
brass and clarinet, is a
tub-thumping hymn. But
the songs serve only to
resurrect in their minds
ghosts from the past, and
as the fog descends each
of the keepers becomes
convinced that he is
being claimed by the
Beast. They prepare to
meet its dazzling eyes,
which become the lights
of the relief vessel, and
the three men reappear as
officers, met at the
lighthouse only by an
infestation of rats. They
leave, and at the end the
last hours of Blazes,
Sandy and Arthur begin to
play over again. Libretto
only. Duration c. 1h
25mins. $15.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| The Lighthouse Chester
Vocal Score Chamber Opera SKU: HL.14008404 Chamber Opera in a Prologue...(+)
Vocal Score Chamber Opera
SKU: HL.14008404
Chamber Opera in a
Prologue and One Act
Vocal Score. Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. 20th Century,
Opera. Study Score.
Composed 1999. 152 pages.
Chester Music #CH55426.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14008404).
UPC: 884088435356.
8.75x11.75x0.406
inches. Chamber
opera in a prologue and
one act. A ghost story
telling of the mysterious
disappearance of three
lighthouse keepers in the
Hebrides. This is a
mystery story in the form
of a chamber opera. The
prologue is set as a
court of enquiry into the
unexplained disappearance
of the three keepers from
a lighthouse. Questions
are posed by a solo horn,
which may sound from
among the audience, and
three officers give
answer. Gradually, they
move from straight
testimony into
fantastical imaginings of
evil during a 'flashback'
to the lighthouse; but
then we snap back to the
courtroom. In the main
act the three singers
become the vanished
keepers. They have been
together for months, long
enough to be fully aware
of each other's
weaknesses; petty
bickerings suggest a
relationship which is
stable, but liable to
become highly unstable at
any moment. They sing
songs to reduce the
tension, Blazes beginning
with a rough ballad of
street violence,
accompanied by violin and
banjo. Sandy's song, with
cello and out-of-tune
upright piano, is a
thinly disguised
description of sexual
bliss, and Arthur's with
brass and clarinet, is a
tub-thumping hymn. But
the songs serve only to
resurrect in their minds
ghosts from the past, and
as the fog descends each
of the keepers becomes
convinced that he is
being claimed by the
Beast. They prepare to
meet its dazzling eyes,
which become the lights
of the relief vessel, and
the three men reappear as
officers, met at the
lighthouse only by an
infestation of rats. They
leave, and at the end the
last hours of Blazes,
Sandy and Arthur begin to
play over again. Study
Score. Duration c. 1h
25mins. $23.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Lighthouse Collection Book/CD Set Violon [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire Cranford Publication
(Newly Composed Fiddle Tunes). Edited by Paul Stewart Cranford. For Fiddle and V...(+)
(Newly Composed Fiddle
Tunes). Edited by Paul
Stewart Cranford. For
Fiddle and Violin.
Transcribed Solos.
Cranford Publications.
Fiddle Tunes.
Intermediate. Book/CD
Set. 112 pages
$24.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Arabesque Piano seul Lighthouse Music Publications
Piano SKU: LH.LMP-P0302 Composed by Jeff Smallman. Piano Score. Composed ...(+)
Piano SKU:
LH.LMP-P0302 Composed
by Jeff Smallman. Piano
Score. Composed 2003. 12
pages. Duration 3:55.
Lighthouse Music
Publications #LMP P0302.
Published by Lighthouse
Music Publications
(LH.LMP-P0302). 8.5 x
11 inches. Driving
and insistent from the
beginning, Arabesque is
filled with the sounds of
Impressionist music.
Virtuosic in nature, this
work demands advanced
technique from the
performer. $5.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Allegro con Fuoco Piano seul Lighthouse Music Publications
Piano SKU: LH.LMP-P0501 Composed by Jeff Smallman. Piano Score. Composed ...(+)
Piano SKU:
LH.LMP-P0501 Composed
by Jeff Smallman. Piano
Score. Composed 2005. 12
pages. Duration 5:15.
Lighthouse Music
Publications #LMP P0501.
Published by Lighthouse
Music Publications
(LH.LMP-P0501). 8.5 x
11 inches. As
implied in the title,
this work begins with a
fiery theme showing the
influence of Beethoven. A
variety of moods
progresses through the
development of the
opening theme which
requires a moderate
technique on the part of
the performer. $5.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Ariette Piano seul Lighthouse Music Publications
Piano SKU: LH.LMP-P0401 Composed by Jeff Smallman. Piano Score. Composed ...(+)
Piano SKU:
LH.LMP-P0401 Composed
by Jeff Smallman. Piano
Score. Composed 2004. 8
pages. Duration 6:00.
Lighthouse Music
Publications #LMP P0401.
Published by Lighthouse
Music Publications
(LH.LMP-P0401). 8.5 x
11 inches. A
delightfully charming
work for solo piano, this
piece is a transcription
of the second movement of
Mr. Smallman's work for
wind ensemble entitled
Sinfonietta. Beginning
with a mournful melody
above a simple
accompaniment, this piece
builds in texture and
tension before unwinding
slowly back to the
restatement of the
opening theme. $5.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Deux Idees Piano seul Lighthouse Music Publications
Piano SKU: LH.LMP-P0905 Composed by Jeff Smallman. Piano Score. Composed ...(+)
Piano SKU:
LH.LMP-P0905 Composed
by Jeff Smallman. Piano
Score. Composed 2009. 12
pages. Duration 5:00.
Lighthouse Music
Publications #LMP P0905.
Published by Lighthouse
Music Publications
(LH.LMP-P0905). 8.5 x
11 inches. Two
preludes, each based on a
short idea that is
repeated and developed
throughout the piece.
Contrasting in style and
mood, the first is
similar in style to
Debussy, the second is in
the style of a comical
march. $5.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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