The Music of Lori Laitman, now available as PDFs
Holocaust 1944 for baritone and double bass in D solo tuning (priced for 2 copies)
SM-000587699
- Композитор
- Lori Laitman
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Автор текста
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Anne Ranasinghe, David Vogel, Karen Gershon, Jerzy Ficowski, Tadeusz Różewicz
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Переводчик
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Keith Bosley, Krystyna Wandycz, A.C. Jacobs, Adam Czerniawski
- Издатель
- Enchanted Knickers Music
- Жанр
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Классика / Песня
- Инструменты
- Контрабас, Баритон
- Состав исполнителей
- Дуэт
- Тип нот
- Партитура для двух исполнителей
- Время звучания
- 30'0"
- Язык
- Английский
- Уровень сложности
- Очень сложно
- Год создания
- 2000
Описание
Holocaust 1944 (2000) was composed for baritone Sanford Sylvan and double bassist Gary Karr. It was Sandy who, after hearing my first Holocaust themed song cycle, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, suggested I compose another work for voice and solo instrument. As I had planned for many years to compose a piece for Gary (who had been my husband’s bass teacher), the idea to compose a piece for Gary and Sandy came into focus and I decided to write a second Holocaust themed work, choosing poetry with a darker tone that was suited to the darker timbres of a baritone voice and a double bass.
The seven poems I used in this cycle were chosen from the book, Holocaust Poetry, edited by Hilda Schiff and published by St. Martin's Griffin in New York. The texts are by Jerzy Ficowski (Poland), David Vogel (Russia), Tadeusz Różewicz (Poland), Karen Gershon (England) and Anne Ranasinghe (Sri Lanka).
The Holocaust was the defining moment in the lives of these five writers. Their poems allow us to identify with their collective experience, making the horror of the Holocaust seem immediate and real. Their works teach the lesson of the Holocaust to a new generation, heroically declaring "Never again."
There are 2 wonderful recordings, both available on Spotify: One of on “Dreaming — Songs of Lori Laitman” (Albany) with baritone William Sharp and double bassist Gary Karr; and the other is Holocaust 1944 (Acis) with baritone Dashon Burton and double bassist Logan Coale.
This score contains the C score for voice followed by the score with the transposed bass part in D solo tuning.
- Дата публикации
- 05.09.2023