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Ellen West : a chamber opera in one act : for soprano, baritone, string quartet, double bass, orchestra bell, and piano

Title
Ellen West : a chamber opera in one act : for soprano, baritone, string quartet, double bass, orchestra bell, and piano / Ricky Ian Gordon ; libretto & poem by Frank Bidart.
Author
Gordon, Ricky Ian
Publication
  • [King of Prussia, Pennsylvania] : Theodore Presser Company, [2020]
  • ©2020

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Notated musicUse in library JNG 21-173Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

Details

Additional Authors
  • Bidart, Frank, 1939-
  • Opera Saratoga, commissioning body.
  • Beth Morrison Projects, commissioning body.
Description
1 vocal score (103 pages); 31 cm
Uniform Title
Ellen West. Vocal score
Alternative Title
Ellen West.
Subject
  • West, Ellen, 1887-1921 > Drama
  • Bidart, Frank, 1939- > Musical settings
  • Bidart, Frank, 1939-
  • Operas > Vocal scores with piano
  • Eating disorders in women > Drama
  • Eating disorders in women
Genre/Form
  • Operas.
  • Chamber operas.
  • One-act operas.
  • Chamber music.
  • Musical settings.
  • Vocal scores.
  • Drama.
Note
  • Chamber opera for soprano, baritone, string quartet with double bass, orchestra bell and piano; instrumental accompaniment arranged for piano.
  • Libretto and poem by Frank Bidart.
  • Ellen West is an operatic poem that brings us into the life of a young woman battling her body.
  • Commissioned by Opera Saratoga and Beth Morrison Projects.
  • At end of score: "July 25, 2018, New York City, revised version, April 8, 2019."
  • Includes synopsis and program note.
  • Duration: approximately 85 min.
Language (note)
  • English words.
Call Number
JNG 21-173
ISBN
  • 1491131985
  • 9781491131985
LCCN
680160680603
OCLC
1140750916
Author
Gordon, Ricky Ian, composer.
Title
Ellen West : a chamber opera in one act : for soprano, baritone, string quartet, double bass, orchestra bell, and piano / Ricky Ian Gordon ; libretto & poem by Frank Bidart.
Publisher
[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania] : Theodore Presser Company, [2020]
Copyright Date
©2020
Playing Time
012500
Type of Content
notated music
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Language
English words.
Staff notation.
Added Author
Bidart, Frank, 1939- librettist.
Opera Saratoga, commissioning body.
Beth Morrison Projects, commissioning body.
Other Standard Identifier
680160680603
Publisher No.
411-41161 Theodore Presser Company
Research Call Number
JNG 21-173
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