Gabriel Jackson Airplane Cantata

In 1922 the first

In 1922 the first purpose-built air passenger terminal was opened, in Königsberg-Devau. On October 26 th 1925 Jimmy Doolittle won the Schneider Trophy, setting a world speed record of 245 miles per hour. In May 1927 Charles Lindbergh made the first solo crossing of the Atlantic in his Spirit of St Louis. In May 1930 Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia. Amelia Earhart made only the second solo flight across the Atlantic, and the first by a female pilot, in May 1932. On February 3 rd 1934 the first transatlantic airmail service was established, from Stuttgart to Buenos Aires. In August 1938 a Lufthansa Focke Wulf Fw 200 made the first non-stop passenger flight from Berlin to New York. By the late 1930s Aeroflot, then the world’s largest airline, was operating around 3000 aircraft. Chorale-Coda for online perusal only Breathe deep, mine eyes, the frosty saga of eternal suns. From unseen depths and dreams undreamt, I sing the gleaming cantos of unvanquished space. By thought I embrace the universal. With wings of mind I sail the infinitude. Glory! 'tis the stars which beckon man's spirit and set our souls adrift! Hart Crane (1899-1932)

Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for the BBC Singers Airplane Cantata TENOR PIANOLA Steady q = c.72 f f f f Love gliss. OVERTURE: ICARUS fea mf ‐ ‐ ther‐eth my f wings, GABRIEL JACKSON for online perusal only T. 4 mf 5 and bold de ‐ si ‐ ‐ i ‐ i ‐ i ‐ re Pla. Duration: 18ʹ First performed by the BBC Singers and Rex Lawson (pianola), directed by James Morgan, at St Paulʹs, Knightsbridge, London, on 24 October 2011 © Oxford University Press 2011 Gabriel Jackson has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Composer of this Work. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6DP Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.