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| Title | Cloaked |
| Contributors |
Derek Ball (composer) George Brew (author) |
| Composition date | 2004 |
| Duration (mins) | 4 |
| Category | accompanied secular vocal |
| Instrumentation | 3 Spkrs B-Cl |
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| First line | A plier crossed, or tongs and lay athwart |
| First performed | |
| Notes | |
| Programme Note | The three verses of "Cloaked" resulted from a conversation I had with the poet and musician George Brew. Our intention from the outset was that George should produce words that were capable of being superimposed upon one another in the hope of bringing out new meanings. Of course the superimposition adds obscurity to words whose meaning is already far from clear: they are 'cloaked' in more ways than one. That is why it is important to observe the requirement to present the passage three times. |
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