Verses from the Rubaiyat
Ode on a Grecian Urn
Written for the Greensboro, NC Bicentennial, 1971. Scored for mixed chorus and orchestra, with mezzo-soprano and baritone soli. Poem by John Keats. Twelve minutes duration.
Orchestration: 3-3-3-2, 4-3-3-1, timpani, suspended cymbal, harp, celeste and strings.
This performance is of the orchestral score only, with added wordless voices.
Orchestration: 3-3-3-2, 4-3-3-1, timpani, suspended cymbal, harp, celeste and strings.
This performance is of the orchestral score only, with added wordless voices.
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Commissioned by the Marietta Master Chorale, Marietta, GA, 2008. For mixed chorus and orchestra, with incidental soprano, contralto, tenor and baritone soli. Poem by Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Ten minutes duration.
Orchestration: 3-3-3-3, 4-3-3-1, timpani, suspended cymbal, glockenspiel, harp, celeste and strings.
Orchestration: 3-3-3-3, 4-3-3-1, timpani, suspended cymbal, glockenspiel, harp, celeste and strings.
Part One
Part Two
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