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The Italian Lesson
Musical Monologue
for soprano or mezzo-soprano and ensemble
Edition: Matériel d'exécution
Série:
The Italian Lesson
Détails du produit
Description
Based on the monologue by Ruth Draper, The Italian Lesson chronicles the morning activities of a formidable and pretentious Park Avenue matron of the 1920s. Setting out to translate the opening lines of Dante’s Inferno with her Italian teacher, she is continually distracted by her mischievous children (‘Barbara darling, get the baby. She’s in the waste-basket? Well, pull her out!’), her servants (‘Will you try and get me some men for the opera on Monday? I have a box, but I have no men’), her gossiping acquaintances (‘You didn’t! A whole glass of water! What nerve! Didn’t that ruin her hat?’), and the arrival of a new puppy, whom she christens Dante.
From the moment he heard a recording of Ruth Draper performing her monologue The Italian Lesson in the 1970s, Lee Hoiby was transfixed. After listening to the piece again (and again), not only did many of its phrases become household language for him, but he also recognized the inherent musicality of her performance and decided to set it to music. Hoiby employed Draper’s recorded reading as a guide to the singer’s rhythm, pitch and reflection, and has remarked that for his performer, exact pitches are often less important than expression and rhythm. A chamber ensemble accompanies the protagonist, accentuating the humorous, dramatic, and thoroughly frenzied nature of the text.
From the moment he heard a recording of Ruth Draper performing her monologue The Italian Lesson in the 1970s, Lee Hoiby was transfixed. After listening to the piece again (and again), not only did many of its phrases become household language for him, but he also recognized the inherent musicality of her performance and decided to set it to music. Hoiby employed Draper’s recorded reading as a guide to the singer’s rhythm, pitch and reflection, and has remarked that for his performer, exact pitches are often less important than expression and rhythm. A chamber ensemble accompanies the protagonist, accentuating the humorous, dramatic, and thoroughly frenzied nature of the text.
Orchestral Cast
1.1.1.1-1.0.0.0-hp.pno-str(1.1.1.1.0 or augmented)
Contenu
I Signorina
II Mable Norton
III Jane
IV Miss Pounder
V Puppy
VI Count Bluffsky
VII Miss Swift
VIII Camilla
IX Miss Swift, cont'd.
X The Lover
II Mable Norton
III Jane
IV Miss Pounder
V Puppy
VI Count Bluffsky
VII Miss Swift
VIII Camilla
IX Miss Swift, cont'd.
X The Lover
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Titre:
The Italian Lesson
Musical Monologue
for soprano or mezzo-soprano and ensemble
text by Ruth Draper, libretto by Mark Shulgasser
Langue:
Anglais
Edition:
Matériel d'exécution
Maison d'édition:
Rock Valley Music Corporation (administered by Schott Music Corporation, New York)
Year of composition:
1982
Opus:
op. 34
Durée:
45 ′
Première:
1982 · Newport, RI (USA)
The Newport Festival 1982
The Newport Festival 1982
Série:
Détails techniques
Numéro du produit:
LSMC 50005
Droits de livraison:
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