Phyllis Tate - The Lodger

Opera for soli, SATB chorus, and full orchestra (pub. 1969) The Lodger is based on the novel of the same name by Marie Belloc Lowndes and tells the story of the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888, with the mysterious murderer's landlady being the main character of the opera. We see 'Jack' as a psychopath - one moment kind and gentle, the next a maniac. Tate describes the opera as 'bridging the opposed worlds of more advanced contemporary music and that of popular entertainment'. The libretto is by David Franklin, who was also a well-known soloist at the Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne. The work was commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, and as such, is suitable for the capabilities of student performers.

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OXFORD The Lodger Phyllis Tate Opera for soli, SATB chorus, and full orchestra Synopsis The Lodger is based on the novel of the same name by Marie Belloc Lowndes and tells the story of the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888, with the mysterious murderer's landlady being the main character of the opera. We see 'Jack' as a psychopath - one moment kind and gentle, the next a maniac. Tate describes the opera as 'bridging the opposed worlds of more advanced contemporary music and that of popular entertainment'. The libretto is by David Franklin, who was also a well-known soloist at the Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne. The work was commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, and as such, is suitable for the capabilities of student performers. Orchestration 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, timp, perc (clash cym, tri, clash cym, BD, glock, xylo, tamb, tam, w blk, rattle, bow bells, SD), cel, pn, str Act 1 p. 3 Act 2 p. 216

Adaptation and libretto: DAVID FRANKLIN, based on the novel of the same name by MARIE BELLOC LOWNDES Click here for information THE LODGER ACT I Scene 1 (Prelude) Listen here on Spotify Music: PHYLLIS TATE Flute 1 Andante quasi lento e misterioso ° 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Flute 2 / Piccolo Oboe 1 Oboe 2 / Cor Anglais Clarinet 1 in A 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Clarinet 2 in A / Bass Clarinet in Bb Bassoon 1 & 2 Horn 1 & 2 in F Horn 3 & 4 in F Trumpet 1 & 2 in C Trombone 1 & 2 Trombone 3 Bass Clarinet in Bb 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ œ mf # œ œ nœ œ œ # œ # œnœ # œ nœ œ # œ nœ bœ œ # œ # œnœ nœ Ÿ n ~~~~~~~~~ # ˙ # œ j ‰ œ # œ# œ# œ nœ# œ# œ# œ ? 2 ¢ 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ° 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ B 2 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ? 2 ¢ 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ for online perusal only Timpani Percussion Glockenspiel/ Xylophone { Piano / Celesta Violin I ° ? 2 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2 / 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2 ¢ & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ? 2 Piano 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Andante quasi lento e misterioso ° 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Violin II 2 & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ = C. A. Bsn. 1 & 2 Vln. II Vla. Viola Violoncello Double Bass 14 B 2 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ? 2 4 b æœ pp ? 2 ¢ 4 æ œ pp ° & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ¢ ° & Œ senza vibr. p æœ æœ b æœ b æœ æœ n æœ b æœ b æœ 3 3 3 3 3 3 æœ n æœ b æœ b æœ 3 3 1 solo mf pp ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ œ œ bœ B ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ nœbœ bœ œ J ‰ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑ æœ n æœ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ # æ œ œ œ œ# œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œbœ œbœ bœ œ # œ nœ nœ b æœ b æœ BLANKED OUT SECTION œ œbœ æœ n æœ 3 3 b æœ œ bœ œ b æœ æœ # œ # œ nœ æœ n # œ œ bbœœ æœ b æœ b # œ nœ bœ œ bœ J œ œ # œ b œ # œ œ bbœœ æœ Vc. Db. ? æœ n ? ¢ æ œ æœ b æœ b æœ æœ n æœ b æœ b æœ æœ n æœ b b æ œ æ œ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æ œ # æ œ æ œ b æ œ æœ n æœ b æœ b pp pp æœ æœ n æœ b æœ b æœ æœ n æœ b ‘The Lodger’, music by Phyllis Tate, libretto by David Franklin based on the novel by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes. © 1960 Phyllis Tate, David Franklin, and Susan Lowndes Marques c/o Methuen & Co. Ltd. Copyright administered exclusively and worldwide by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. 3