Choral (highlights)
SKU: HL.48186479
Composed by Isabelle
Aboulker. Leduc.
Softcover. 16 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL30743.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48186479).
UPC: 888680829209.
9x12
inches.
“Foll
owing on the success of
her two operatic works
for children and teens '
Douce et Barbe Bleue, Les
Fables Enchantées,
Little Thummie and
Cendrillon (based on
Perrault), as well as the
adaptation of
Maupassant's short story
The Dumpling (2014) '
Isabelle Aboulker once
again hits the bull's eye
with Myla and the
Boat-Tree, a commission
from the Villecroze Music
Academy. In 2015, this
musical tale for
narrator, children's
choir and instrumental
accompaniment, was
awarded the 'Music for
Young Performers Prize'
by the French Music
Publishers Association.
Both in the French
version and Marci Meth's
excellent English
translation, it provides
the material for an
enthralling educational
adventure in which
children between the ages
of five and eight are
invited into their first
experience of opera and
choir singing. With her
trademark finesse and
sensitivity, the composer
tells the story of a
little girl dealing with
the death of a person
she'd cherished above
all: her grandfather.
Written for choir in
unison, this tale wafts
shimmering melodies over
an instrumental
accompaniment suffused in
turn with gentle
melancholy and light
humour. An art that
speaks from an open
heart. The work was
written in three
versions: for narrator,
children's choir and
piano (AL 30 732)' for
narrator, children's
choir and trio (clarinet
in B b, cello and piano:
AL 30 733)' for narrator,
children's choir and
instrumental
ensemble(flute, oboe,
clarinet in B b, bassoon,
horn, trumpet in C,
trombone, percussion, 2
violins, alto, cello,
bass: AL 30 734)Choral
score: AL 30 743
&rdquo.
Three Operatic Highlights
