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The Hanging of Jean Lee : 30 songs about the last woman hanged in Australia (concert version)
by Jordie Albiston, Andrée Greenwell and Abe Pogos (2006, this version: 2013)
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CD
The hanging of Jean Lee : songs about the last woman to be hanged in Australia / music by Andrée Greenwell ; libretto by Jordie Albiston and Abe Pogos.
Version: This product features the Dramatic music version of this work
Library shelf no. CD 2395 [Available for loan]
Score
The hanging of Jean Lee : 30 songs about the last woman hanged in Australia (concert version) / music by Andrée Greenwell ; script by Abe Pogos and Jordie Albiston.
Library shelf no. 782.14/GRE 2 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
A music theatre work that tells the story of the last woman to be hanged in Australia in 1951. A variety of vocal and performance styles, recommended for upper secondary and tertiary study or performance. Based upon the verse history by Jordie Albiston, libretto by Jordie Albiston and Abe Pogos.
Work Details
Year: 2006, this version: 2013
Instrumentation: Female voice, 3 male voices, chorus, narrator, violin, trumpet, clarinet (doubling alto saxophone, bass clarinet), guitar, keyboard, bass, drumkit and percussion (1 player).
Duration: 83 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. Murder at Mallow House -- 2. Skipping Rhyme -- 3. Reportage (The Age) -- 4. Mum's Little Helper -- 5. Mug Shot 1 -- 6. A Bun in the Oven -- 7. Dear Diary 1934 (when I meet God) -- 8. Saturday Arvo -- 9. I Have a Baby -- 11. Girl Meets Boy -- 12. Living it up -- 13. You Stalker -- 14. Go West Young Woman -- 16. Learning the Trade -- 17. Bobby and Jean -- 18. The Badger Game -- 19. Divorce File -- 20. Spring Carnival Fever -- 20b. Seduction Scene -- 22. Behind the Shelter Shed -- 24. Interrogation Song -- 25. Confession -- 26. Coroner's Report -- 27. Verdict -- 28. Pentridge Poem -- 29. Mug Shot 2 -- 30. Schoolyard Chant -- 31. Jilly's Song -- 31b. Norm's Testimony -- 34. Dear Diary 1951 -- 35. Final Night -- 36. Skipping Rhyme -- 37. Fly Away Jean.
First performance: at The Hanging of Jean Lee (North Melbourne Town Hall (Arts House)) on 7 Dec 2013
Based upon the verse history by Jordie Albiston.
Numbering of songs reflects changes in this arrangement; some songs have been cut from original version.
Analysis
Resonate article: Featured video: Andrée Greenwell's The Hanging of Jean Lee by Australian Music Centre
Videos
Excerpts from The Hanging of Jean Lee (2006 version) |
Excerpts from The Hanging of Jean Lee (2013 concert version) |
Performances of this work
8 Dec 2013: at The Hanging of Jean Lee (North Melbourne Town Hall (Arts House)).
7 Dec 2013: at The Hanging of Jean Lee (North Melbourne Town Hall (Arts House)).
Aug 06: The Studio, Sydney Opera House
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