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Small Tales, tall tales
A Grimm Sequence
(after stories by the Brothers Grimm)
soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, baritone and chamber ensemble
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Description
The comic, anecdotal, grotesque and irrational are all exemplified in the Nursery and Household Tales (1812–15) collected by the Brothers Grimm, and it is from this source that the texts for Small Tales, tall tales come. The texts are presented in the manner of a story-telling competition, with one tale, or the tale’s teller, attempting to out-do the previous one in some way.
This manner of story-telling is drawn from the German ‘gathering of fools’ or narrentreffen (a tradition that has varied roots in many European countries). It is often a platform for the telling of tales, some moral, some nonsensical; processions, singing, dancing and general merriment all form a part of the occasion.
Ken Hesketh.
This manner of story-telling is drawn from the German ‘gathering of fools’ or narrentreffen (a tradition that has varied roots in many European countries). It is often a platform for the telling of tales, some moral, some nonsensical; processions, singing, dancing and general merriment all form a part of the occasion.
Ken Hesketh.
Orchestral Cast
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Content
I Kleine Ouvertüre
II The story of Schlauraffenland
III The ungrateful Son
IV Knöst and His Three Sons
V The Singing Bone
VI Beneath Stairs
VII The Golden Key
VIII Envoi (Abschied)
II The story of Schlauraffenland
III The ungrateful Son
IV Knöst and His Three Sons
V The Singing Bone
VI Beneath Stairs
VII The Golden Key
VIII Envoi (Abschied)
More Information
Title:
Small Tales, tall tales
A Grimm Sequence
(after stories by the Brothers Grimm)
for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone and chamber ensemble
Language:
English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
2006 (2009)
Duration:
20 ′
World Premiere:
June 14, 2006 · London (UK)
Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre
The Opera Group Ensemble; Claire Wild, soprano; Heather Shipp, mezzo-soprano; Mark Wilde, tenor; Owen Gilhooly, baritone · Conductor: Patrick Bailey
Original staging: John Fulljames · Costumes: Adam Wiltshire · Set design: Adam Wiltshire
(scenic)
May 7, 2009 · Liverpool (UK)
The Cornerstone, Hope at Everton
Lisa Moffat, soprano; Kathryn Rudge, mezzo soprano; Matthew Moss, tenor; Adam Marsden, baritone · Conductor: Clark Rundell · Ensemble 10/10
(concert) (world première as concert of the revised and expanded version)
Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre
The Opera Group Ensemble; Claire Wild, soprano; Heather Shipp, mezzo-soprano; Mark Wilde, tenor; Owen Gilhooly, baritone · Conductor: Patrick Bailey
Original staging: John Fulljames · Costumes: Adam Wiltshire · Set design: Adam Wiltshire
(scenic)
May 7, 2009 · Liverpool (UK)
The Cornerstone, Hope at Everton
Lisa Moffat, soprano; Kathryn Rudge, mezzo soprano; Matthew Moss, tenor; Adam Marsden, baritone · Conductor: Clark Rundell · Ensemble 10/10
(concert) (world première as concert of the revised and expanded version)
Commissioned work :
Schlauraffen Land commissioned by Taylor Wessing; The Ungrateful Son commissioned by Mel Shakespeare; The Golden Key commissioned by Elysia Rothery; The Singing Bone commissioned by Sienna Rothery
Technical Details
Product number:
LSL 10101-01
Performances
Small Tales, tall tales
Conductor: Clark Rundell
Orchestra: Ensemble 10/10
May 7, 2009 |
Liverpool (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , The Cornerstone, Hope at Everton — World Premiere (konzertante Uraufführung der revidierten und erweiterten Version)
19.30 h
Small Tales, tall tales
Conductor: Patrick Bailey
July 29, 2006 |
Birmingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Crescent Theatre (szenische Aufführung)
19.30 h
Small Tales, tall tales
Conductor: Patrick Bailey
July 8, 2006 |
Oxford (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , The Playhouse
19.30 h
Small Tales, tall tales
Conductor: Patrick Bailey
July 2, 2006 |
Cheltenham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Everyman Theatre
19.30 h - Cheltenham Music Festival 2006
Small Tales, tall tales
Conductor: Patrick Bailey
June 30, 2006 |
Manchester (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Royal Northern College of Music
19.30 h
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