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The Three Snake Leaves : from 'Grimms' fairy tales', SATB choir and piano / music by Luke Byrne ; lyrics adapted by Luke Byrne from Grimms' fairy tales.
Library shelf no. 782.5542/BYR 5 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
I became acquainted with Grimms' tales through reading The Singing Bones by the peerless Australian author and artist Shaun Tan. In his book, Shaun Tan does not simply illustrate or re-tell these rough, gruesome and enthralling stories, but creates a single clay sculpture for each story he chose, accompanied by a short excerpt of text. Together these capture an essence of each story.
The four stories that I have chosen may never be as famous as "Cinderella" or "Hansel & Gretel", but they are no less wonderful.
In some instances I just had to tell the whole story. 'The Three Snake Leaves' is such a rollercoaster of a yarn that I had to musically set as much of its drama and brutality as possible.
Work Details
Year: 2017
Instrumentation: SATB choir, piano.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Virtuosic piano part
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