A Parliament of Owls
 

A Parliament of Owls

composer: Karl Jenkins
text writer: Carol Barratt

A celebration of collective nouns

Premiere: 20. August 2005
Instrumentation: mixed choir, saxophone, percussion and 2 pianos
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, London
Duration: 17' 0''
Edition: vocal/piano score
Language: English
56 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-060-12073-2
ISBN: 978-0-85162-608-6
Order number: BH 12073

Price: 11.95 €
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A Parliament of Owls is a celebration of collective nouns in three contrasting movements, with saxophone, percussion and piano duet accompaniment. English collective nouns encapsulate in an intrinsically attractive way something characteristic of the group, for example 'a gaggle of geese', 'a piteousness of doves', 'an ostentation of peacocks'.

Carol Barratt's text assembles these evocative expressions into hilarious nonsense poems entitled 'Irrestistible and noisy', 'Quietly sitting still' and 'Monstrous mayhem' which will challenge your choir's powers of enunciation as never before.

A riotous piece which will entertain performers and audience alike, and very likely bring the house down!

Content

Irresistible and noisy
Quietly sitting still
Monstrous mayhem

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