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I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky

Title
I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky / John Adams ; libretto by June Jordan ; original stage production by Peter Sellars ; piano reduction by John McGinn.
Author
Adams, John, 1947-
Publication
  • New York, NY : Hendon Music : Boosey & Hawkes, [2012]
  • Milwaukee, WI : Distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation
  • ©1995

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Additional Authors
  • Jordan, June, 1936-2002
  • McGinn, John
  • Jordan, June, 1936-2002.
Description
1 vocal score (299 pages); 31 cm
Uniform Title
I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky. Vocal score
Alternative Title
I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky.
Subject
  • 1994
  • Operas > Vocal scores with piano
  • Northridge Earthquake, Calif., 1994 > Drama
  • Operas
  • California
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Operas.
  • Vocal scores.
Note
  • Commissioned by Cal Performances, The Regents for the University of California, Berkeley, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Thalia Theater, and MC 93 Bobigny. Premiered in Berkeley, May 1995.
  • "First printed 2012"--Title page verso.
  • Duration: approximately 2 hours.
Language (note)
  • Chiefly English words.
Call Number
JMG 22-1248
ISBN
  • 1480338168
  • 9781480338166
LCCN
  • 884088898151
  • M051097074
  • 9790051097074
OCLC
834623436
Author
Adams, John, 1947- composer.
Title
I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky / John Adams ; libretto by June Jordan ; original stage production by Peter Sellars ; piano reduction by John McGinn.
Publisher
New York, NY : Hendon Music : Boosey & Hawkes, [2012]
Distributor
Milwaukee, WI : Distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation
Copyright Date
©1995
Edition
Vocal score.
Playing Time
020000
Type of Content
notated music
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Language
Chiefly English words.
Staff notation.
Chronological Term
1994
Added Author
Jordan, June, 1936-2002, librettist.
McGinn, John, arranger of music.
Libretto (work): Jordan, June, 1936-2002. I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky.
Other Standard Identifier
884088898151
M051097074
9790051097074
Publisher No.
HL48022815 Hal Leonard Corporation
Research Call Number
JMG 22-1248
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