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The Tibetan book of the dead : the great liberation through hearing
- Title
- The Tibetan book of the dead : the great liberation through hearing / Ricky Ian Gordon ; libretto by Jean-Claude van Itallie based on The Tibetan book of the dead (or How not to do it again).
- Author
- Gordon, Ricky Ian
- Publication
- [King of Prussia, Pennsylvania] : Theodore Presser Company, [2016]
- ©2016
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 vocal score (188 pages); 31 cm
- Uniform Title
- Tibetan book of the dead. Vocal score
- Alternative Title
- Tibetan book of the dead.
- Great liberation through hearing
- How not to do it again.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Operas.
- Vocal scores.
- Note
- Program notes by the composer, and notes from the librettist.
- The libretto, by Jean-Claude Van Itallie, is based on the Tibetan book of the dead, and shows the journey of a soul from death to rebirth.
- Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera and the American Music Theatre Festival, 1995.
- Premiered in Houston, May 31, 1996 by the Houston Opera Studio.
- Includes original cast list.
- Dedicated to Jeffrey Michael Grossi.
- Duration: 90 min.
- Contents
- The dying -- The moment of death -- Clear white light -- The peaceful energies -- Rainbow dance -- Dream-like realms -- The angry energies -- Mahakala -- Lord of death -- Wandering prayer -- Realizing I am dead -- Pursued by demons -- Hungry ghost -- Love making -- Refusing to see -- Choosing a home -- Entering again.
- Call Number
- JNG 16-476
- ISBN
- 1598069101
- 9781598069105
- LCCN
- 680160621712
- OCLC
- 947016805
- Author
- Gordon, Ricky Ian, composer.
- Title
- The Tibetan book of the dead : the great liberation through hearing / Ricky Ian Gordon ; libretto by Jean-Claude van Itallie based on The Tibetan book of the dead (or How not to do it again).
- Publisher
- [King of Prussia, Pennsylvania] : Theodore Presser Company, [2016]
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Edition
- Piano-vocal score.
- Playing Time
- 013000
- Type of Content
- notated music
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Language
- Staff notation.
- Added Author
- Van Itallie, Jean Claude, 1936-2021, librettist.Opera adaptation of (work): Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century. Bar do thos grol.Grossi, Jeffrey Michael, dedicatee.Houston Grand Opera, commissioning body.
- Added Title
- Tibetan book of the dead.How not to do it again.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 680160621712
- Publisher No.
- 411-41140 Theodore Presser Company
- Research Call Number
- JNG 16-476