Work
Fish tale (sextets: 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass)
by Raffæle Marcellino (1995)
CD
ModArt 03 : program 2 / The Song Company.
Library shelf no. CD 1335 v.1 [Available for loan]
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Score
Fish tale / Raffæle Marcellino.
Library shelf no. Q 783.165548/MAR 1 [Available for loan]
$69.09
Add to cartWork Overview
The work is structured as a cantata and as an allegory drawn from Schubert's The Trout.
Work Details
Year: 1995
Instrumentation: 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass.
Duration: 15 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. Water -- 2. The riddle of the fish -- 3. The pleasure of the fisherman -- 4. Death -- 5 Memory.
Commission note: Commissioned by The Song Company with funds provided by Australia Council. Performing Arts Board.
First performance: by The Song Company — 1995. Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney.
Highly Commended, Lowin Prize.
Analysis
Program note: Fish Tale
Raffaele Marcellino — © Raffaele Marcellino
Source: The Song Company -Modern Art Series 2, 18 September 1996
Review: Taking artistic licence - Song Company Modern Art Series September 18
Gordon Kerry — © Sydney Morning Herald
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 20/9/1996
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Cantatas
Performances of this work
23 Jun 2024: at The Song Company 40th Anniversary (City Recital Hall). Featuring The Song Company, Roland Peelman.
1995: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney.. Featuring The Song Company.
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