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Mass for the dead : a ghost opera in two acts : for 3 soloists and optional chorus: soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone with SSAATTBB chorus, and bassoon, cello, organ and percussion, or fixed media audio accompaniment
- Title
- Mass for the dead : a ghost opera in two acts : for 3 soloists and optional chorus: soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone with SSAATTBB chorus, and bassoon, cello, organ and percussion, or fixed media audio accompaniment / music and libretto by Alice Shields.
- Author
- Shields, Alice, 1943-
- Publication
- New York, NY : American Composers Alliance Inc., 2019.
- ©1992
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Details
- Description
- 1 score (110 pages); 31 cm.
- Series Statement
- American composers edition
- Uniform Title
- American composers edition.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Operas.
- Scores.
- Note
- For vocal soloists (SMezBar), optional mixed chorus (SSAATTBB), and chamber ensemble or sound media. Chamber ensemble: bassoon (doubling contrabassoon), cello, organ (doubling amplified harpsichord or electronic keyboard), and percussion (1 player).
- "When the recording is used throughout the opera, any or all of the instruments--cello, bassoon, organ or percussion--may be played at the same time"--Page 3.
- A theatrical work in sixteen scenes with a prologue and epilogue, on a libretto by the composer. The work centers on a medium who is attempting to free a ghost.
- Duration: 65 min.
- Program, performance and technical notes in English.
- Language (note)
- Sung or spoken in English, Latin and ancient Greek.
- Call Number
- JNG 21-79
- OCLC
- 1136553806
- Author
- Shields, Alice, 1943- composer, librettist.
- Title
- Mass for the dead : a ghost opera in two acts : for 3 soloists and optional chorus: soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone with SSAATTBB chorus, and bassoon, cello, organ and percussion, or fixed media audio accompaniment / music and libretto by Alice Shields.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : American Composers Alliance Inc., 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©1992
- Playing Time
- 010500
- Type of Content
- notated music
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- American composers editionAmerican composers edition.
- Language
- Sung or spoken in English, Latin and ancient Greek.Staff notation.
- Research Call Number
- JNG 21-79