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The Coast of Oregon, op. 128 A Dramatic Monologue for Mezzo Soprano and Chamber Ensemble
RSN:
69753
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Composition Date:
2011
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Revision Date:
N/A
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Duration:
00:30:40
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Cataloguing Information
Call Number
MV 1200 H434the
Genre
Solo Voice with Unspecified Chamber Ensemble
Material Type
Print-music
Acquisition Date
2015-06-10
Library Collection Publisher / Label
Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
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Additional Information
to Nancy Wood and Paul Safar Text by Norman Newton; used with permission
Master Location
Toronto
Language
English
First line of Text
The coast of Oregon
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Physical Description
Found 2 record(s)
Available Actions
Extent of Item
5 parts ([88] p.) ;
1 score (84 p.) ;
Instrumentation
Found 5 record(s)
Available Actions
Set No.
Category
Instrument
Number
49531
Voices
Mezzo Soprano
1
49531
Woodwinds
Flute
1
49531
Strings, bowed
Violoncello
1
49531
Keyboard
Piano
1
49531
Percussion
Other percussion
1
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Premiere
29 March 2012, Body Vox Dance Center, Portland, Oregon Keith Clark; cond, Nancy Wood; Mezzo, Sydney Carlson; flute, Diane Chaplin; cello, Florian Tonzetti; percussion, Paul Safar; piano.
I first conceived this work after attending the premiere of my
Thy Distant Fire
by Nancy Wood and Paul Safar in Eugene, OR in November 2010. I had been intending to set some verse by my friend Norman Newton for a while, and having witnessed Nancy's dramatic abilities? In the recent performance, I decided to fuse the two talents. In Norman's
Selected Poems
1948-1989 (Janus Press, Victoria BC) is an extended 15 page prose-poem entitled
The Coast of Oregon
containing the legend of Montezuma I's expedition in search of the land of his ancestors, - it was the perfect vehicle for Nancy and Paul. The composition went quickly - I had already set Norman's poetry in our opera
Seabird Island
. At the beginning I wrote for voice and piano, but as the piece progressed, I quickly realised that a broader instrumental palette was needed, and so I decided to include parts for flute, cello and percussion. The basic story of the work consists of 4 sections, the first finds the poet musing on the Oregon coast about the possibility of this being the Aztec's Aztlan (variously translated as the place of whiteness, the place of the heron, the seacoast). The second section tells of their preparation for the trip northward, the third the journey and their arrival in Aztlan and their meeting with Monteznma's ancient mother on an island in a lake, and the fourth section deals with the journey home to Mexico, and the final section is by way of being a partial recapitulation of the opening with the poet musing on the Oregon coast. Norman together with his wife Beryl made the trip to Oregon in the mid 1980's and the poem was completed upon his return to Vancouver. The story is based mainly on ancient Nahual and Mexican texts, which he merged with other folk elements. The work was completed on c. July 15th 2011. © Derek Healey Instrumentation Mezzo Soprano flute 'cello plano percussion (for 2 players) Glockenspiel (or Triangle) Marimba 3 Tom-toms (A, D, F - or approximate pitches) Snare Drum (light) Bass drum Large Cymbal (suspended) Claves (pair) Maracas (egg-shells)
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