Musical Dramas for Young
Musical Dramas for Young People Mathias – Rutter Jonah Vocal and instrumental scores on hiree 9780193374652 2 tpt, pno duet, org, timp, 2 perc (sd, bd, cym, tri, tamb, gong, glock), str, 4 pre-recorded sound tapes Jonah baritone Narrator tenor Shipmaster tenor sa Children’s Chorus satb Chorus Based on the biblical story, Jonah was devised as a musical morality involving music, speech, movement and recorded sounds. The parts for Jonah and the Narrator should be taken by professional singers; the orchestra can be made up of professional players and amateurs (or schoolchildren). It may be sung as a cantata or staged as a masque. 60 minutes William Mathias Bang! John Rutter Vocal and instrumental scores on hire 9780193380523 full version: 2 fl (II+picc), ob, 2 cl, bsn, 2 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tbn, 3 perc (glock, chime bars, xylo, sd, td, bd, tamb, tri, cym, sus cym, tub bells (opt)), hpd (+pno), str reduced version: perc (as above), elec org and/or pno (preferably both), str second reduced version: pno and all or some of the perc parts Father Garnet (Superior of the English Jesuits) Robert Catesby (Catholic, Leader of the Conspirators) Thomas Bates Robert Keyes Guy Fawkes Thomas Percy Thomas Winter Robert Winter John Grant Ambrose Rookwood Sir Everard Digby Christopher Wright John Wright Francis Tresham King James the First Robert Cecil (Secretary of State) Sir William Wade Sir Thomas Knevet Sir Robert Digby Simkin Sir Edward Coke Clerk of the Court With a libretto by David Richard Grant, this opera for young people is based on the story of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The story opens with Catholic conspirators meeting in an ale house, where plans are drawn together to blow up Parliament House. The plan is readied the night before, leaving Guy Fawkes to keep watch. However, Robert Cecil (the Secretary of State) discovers Fawkes and warrants the other conspirators’ arrest. Act II starts with a Catholic uprising in the Midlands, where subsequently the conspirators are captured, put on trial and convicted. The opera ends with an Agnus Dei sung by all asking for God’s forgiveness. 60 minutes 36
Brother Heinrich’s Christmas Vocal and instrumental scores on hire 9780193380493 Condensed score 9780193380462 Oboe and bassoon part 9780193380479 2 fl, ob, cl in Bb, bsn, 2 hn in F, 1 perc player (snare drum, sus cym, tub bells (chimes), antique cym (crotales) tuned A, B, E), hp, str or ob, bsn, pno Narrator Chorus A fable with music, this delightful and humorous work tells the story of the fourteenth-century Dominican mystic Heinrich Suso and Sigismund, his donkey. According to legend, Heinrich notated the carol ‘In dulci jubilo’ after it had been sung to him by a band of angels; in this version Heinrich has been asked to write a new carol for the monastery choir, but struggles until Christmas Eve, when he is visited by a choir of singing angels. 15 minutes Piper of Hamelin Vocal and instrumental scores on hire 9780193380547 fl (+picc), ob, perc, pno (+hpd), str (2.2.1.1.1) Shopkeeper Lame Boy Mayor Mayor’s Wife speaking Mayor’s Son speaking Mayor’s Daughter speaking Mayor’s Secretary Medical Officer Town Architect Town Clerk Treasurer Two Aldermen The Assistant Clerk speaking The Pied Piper Apprentice speaking Chorus of Townsfolk Three Town Musicians Chorus of Children Rats silent An opera for schools, written for soloists, chorus and instrumental ensemble, suitable for children aged 8–13. The libretto is by Jeremy James Taylor and is based on variations of the original mysterious yet disturbing story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The Piper is called to rid the town of Hamelin from a rat infestation. However, after fulfilling his task by piping the rats away down the river, the Piper is not paid by the Mayor. With controlled fury, the Piper heads out into the streets and, playing his pipe, charms the children so they hypnotically follow him out of the town and into the hillside, which closes up after them. 45 minutes Musical Dramas for Young People Rutter 37
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