Ophelia, Caliban, and Miranda: Vocal score

ISBN 10: 0193406535 ISBN 13: 9780193406537

Verlag: OUP Oxford, 2016

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Charles Bennett's droll texts imagine what might have happened to three Shakespearian characters in a parallel universe, eliciting buoyant, chipper settings by Chilcott of the outer songs, and a more laid-back response to the central Caliban, with smoky saxophone commentary. (BBC Music Magazine, October 2017)

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for SATB, piano, and optional saxophone, bass, and drum kit
Ophelia, Caliban, and Miranda puts a jazzy twist on three Shakespearean characters. With newly written texts by Charles Bennett, each of the three movements focuses in on Ophelia from Hamlet and Caliban and Miranda from The Tempest. In the funky opener, 'River Bride', the upper voices take the part of Ophelia, while the tenors and basses play a lover figure. Caliban's song, 'Ariel taught me how to play', is a reflective ballad in which the slave tells Miranda, who has escaped his advances, about the spirit helper Ariel teaching him to play the saxophone. The final movement, 'All good things come to an end', is a sassy yet tender number, where Miranda bids farewell to her beloved husband Ferdinand, declaring: 'I've gone back to the island to remember who I am'. The piano part may be played as written or serve as a guide, and a part for saxophone, bass, and drum kit is available separately for jazz quartet accompaniment.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0193406535
• ISBN 13: 9780193406537
• Einband: Partitura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 32
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar