Description
Try me, good King is a group of five songs drawn from the final letters and gallows speeches of the first five wives of King Henry VIII. The cycle is a psychologically intense monodrama that presents technical challenges to both performers. Each song is named after one of the five wives, and is interwoven with lute songs composed during the Elizabethan period. In the words of the composer, these interwoven lute songs 'create a tapestry of unsung works which comment on the real situation of each doomed queen'.
About the Author
Libby Larsen (b. 24 December 1950, Wilmington, Delaware) is one of America's most prolific and most performed living composers. Her catalogue of over 200 works spans virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral and choral scores. Her music has been praised for its dynamic, deeply inspired, and vigorous contemporary American spirit. Constantly sought after for commissions and premieres by major artists and orchestras around the world, Libby Larsen has established a permanent place for her works in the concert repertory.
Book Information
ISBN 9780193864184
Author Libby Larsen
Page Count 28
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 305mm * 228mm * 3mm
About the Author
Libby Larsen (b. 24 December 1950, Wilmington, Delaware) is one of America's most prolific and most performed living composers. Her catalogue of over 200 works spans virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral and choral scores. Her music has been praised for its dynamic, deeply inspired, and vigorous contemporary American spirit. Constantly sought after for commissions and premieres by major artists and orchestras around the world, Libby Larsen has established a permanent place for her works in the concert repertory.
Book Information
ISBN 9780193864184
Author Libby Larsen
Page Count 28
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 305mm * 228mm * 3mm
