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Official edition of "Stolen Airs" by John Casken, published by Schott Music London (Q41783), scored for 钢琴, 大提琴. Edition includes 2 parts, 38 pages.
- Composer
- John Casken
- Publisher
- Schott Music London
- Catalog No.
- Q41783
- Instrumentation
- 钢琴, 大提琴
- Specifications
- 2 parts · 38 pages (Score & Parts)
- Purchase Orders
- cdiyao@gmail.com (Email to Purchase)
Parts & Score Materials
| Part Name | Instrument | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 钢琴 | Piano | 28 pages |
| 大提琴 | Cello | 10 pages |
Work & Edition Details
Stolen Airs takes as its starting point an episode from Sylvie and the Songman, an opera I am writing in collaboration with the novelist Tim Binding. The Songman has developed the technique of stealing the voices and songs of birds and animals, and eventually humans. Slowly stealing Sylvie’s voice, the Songman offers to give back her song if she will tell him the secret of a group of instruments invented by her father that have produced an all-powerful single sonority. Using this scenario, the music of Stolen Airs moves from a dark place towards three simple airs, with a distant, different air as a quiet coda. John Casken
