Eight Songs for a Mad King
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title:
Eight Songs for a Mad King
text:
Eight Songs for a Mad King is a monodrama by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies with a libretto by Randolph Stow, based on words of George III. The work was written for the South-African actor Roy Hart and the composer's ensemble, the Pierrot Players. It was premiered on 22 April 1969. Lasting half an hour, it is scored for a baritone with an extraordinary command of extended vocal techniques covering more than five octaves, and six players:
- flute
- clarinet
- percussion: railway whistle, snare dr
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Opera
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Songs_for_a_Mad_King
date created:
2007-08-03T11:21:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:43:58Z
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