i never (2010) 9'
Text by David Lang (after Thomas Tallis)
40 solo voices, arranged in 8 groups of s,a,t,bar,b
Sage Gateshead
40 solo voices, arranged in 8 groups of s,a,t,bar,b
Sage Gateshead
3.3.2+bcl.2+cbn/4.3[in C].2+btbn.1/3perc.timp.cel.hp/strings
Seattle Symphony
I wanted to tell a story. A particular story—in fact, the story of The Little Match Girl, by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The original is ostensibly for children, and it has that shocking combination of danger and morality that many famous children’s stories do. A poor young girl, whose father beats her, tries unsuccessfully to sell matches on the street, is ignored, and freezes to death. Through it all she somehow retains her Christian purity of spirit, but it is not a pretty story…
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Cantus Vocal Ensemble
Mezzo,Ten,Bar,Bass, fl(picc),cl(bcl),tpt,perc,pf(acc),vn,va,vc,db
SATB + string orchestra
LA Master Chorale, the Berlin Radio Choir, and Yale Choral Artists
3 voices (2 bar, 1 bass); 0.0.0.0/1.1.1.0/pno.2perc.egtr.eb/va.vc; amp
by Lloyds of London for the London Sinfonietta and Synergy Vocal Group
pic,ob,ebcl,tpt,vn,va,vc,db, two pieces of junk metal (1 or 2 players)
Sentieri Selvaggi