Work
Crime scene investigation : for narrator, SSA choir, string orchestra and percussion
by Katy Abbott (2004)
Also known as: CSI
Audio Sample
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Performance by MLC School Choir, MLC School String Orchestra from the CD Crime scene investigation |
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Score
Crime scene investigation : for narrator, SSA choir, string orchestra and percussion / Katy Abbott.
Library shelf no. 782.654/ABB 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
This work is a mystery murder. The story follows the crime scene investigator on the scene of a murder where even the audience members are considered suspects. The choral music winds its way through 'evidence' presented through a textural musical score until the murderer is revealed and the mystery solved. Crime Scene Investigation is also a spoof based on the TV show of the same name.
Work Details
Year: 2004
Instrumentation: SSA choir, narrator, percussion (1 player), string orchestra.
Duration: 8 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Very good senior high school.
Dedication note: Dedicated to MLC School (Sydney). Dedicated to the staff and students of MLC School, Burwood
Commission note: Commissioned by MLC School (Sydney).. Commissioned by MLC School, Sydney for their 8th Biennial Sydney Opera House Concert, 2005
First performance: by MLC School Choir, MLC School String Orchestra — 7 Jun 05. Sydney Opera House
Analysis
Resonate article: Katy Abbott's Crime Scene Investigation and Aspects of Dreaming by Katy Abbott
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Popular culture
Performances of this work
10 May 2015: at Sebastian the Fox and Other Creatures (Canberra Girls' Grammar School). Featuring Moorambilla Voices, Woden Valley Youth Choir, Canberra Youth Orchestra.
7 Jun 05: Sydney Opera House. Featuring MLC School Choir, MLC School String Orchestra.
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