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Work Title Litany for the Whale |
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Date Composed in 1980. |
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Ensemble Type Vocal |
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Work Length Approximately 12 minutes |
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Instrumentation Volcalise for two voices. |
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Comments The text for this piece consists of the letters for the word WHALE, with a specific pitch attached to each. A 'word' is sung in one breath by pronouncing each letter separately and giving the same time to each letter, except for the last, which is to be sung longer than the others. The first singer sings the recitation, and the second singer sings the response. A silence follows, being continued by the second recitation to be sung by the second singer as well. The first singer gives the second response, and so forth. This highly effective work is to be performed quietly, without dynamic changes. |
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Publication Peters Edition EP 66880 |
