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The Song of Percival Peacock (parts)
SM-000340248
| Composer | Franklin Stöver |
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Lyricist
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Russell Edson |
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| Publisher | Franklin Stöver |
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| Genre |
Classical |
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| Instrumentation |
Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Narrator, Alto Saxophone |
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| Scored for | Quintet |
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| Type of score | Parts |
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| Key |
Polytonal |
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| Duration |
20'0" |
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| Language | English |
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| Difficulty |
Difficult |
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| Year of composition |
2014 |
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| Description |
Conceived as a musical theatre piece in 11 movements and scored for narrator and reed quintet (oboe, clarinet, sax, bass clarinet, bassoon), a shorter instrumental concert suite version in 6 parts may be performed if preferred. The text consists of prose-poems by Russell Edson (1935-2014, American) written over the period 1964-2009. The movements: I. Curtain-raiser II. A Chair III. Mouse Music IV. The Fall V. Ape & Coffee VI. A Performance at Hog Theatre VII. Entr'Acte VIII. The Large Thing IX. The Doorway Trap X. Song of Percival Peacock XI. Soup Song. The SCORE is sold separately and cannot be rehearsed without it. The audio sample is of VII. Entr'Acte. |
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| Upload date |
26 Aug 2018 |
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