Aftermath

a dramatic cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and chamber ensemble

text by the composer

soprano, mezzo soprano, baritone, chamber ensemble

Edition: Performance material

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Aftermath, a dramatic cantata for three singers and large chamber ensemble, is my one foray in the direction of opera. The text, which I wrote under the influence of Eliot and Beckett, relates in disjointed fashion the unraveling of a love triangle. The 25-minute work is in two parts with a short interlude. The premiere took place in 1973 at a Harvard-Fromm concert in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The performance was minimally staged in Beckettian manner: the singers were entrapped in boxes throughout, with a plain background illuminated in shifting colors. (Fred Lerdahl)

Orchestral Cast

afl.1.1.1.bcl.1-2perc(mar, cym, tam-t, 4bng, 4concert tom-t, 2tom-t, 2cong, b.d, clav)-hp-vn.va.2vc

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2 parts

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Title:

Aftermath

a dramatic cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and chamber ensemble

text by the composer

Language:

English

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Boelke-Bomart

Year of composition:

1973

Duration:

25 ′

World Premiere:

1973 · Cambridge, MA (USA)
Christine Whittlesey, soprano; D’Anna Fortunato, alto; Allen Shearer, baritone · Conductor: Fred Lerdahl · Boston Symphony Chamber Players

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