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| Title | Thrashing the Sea God, Op 43 |
| Contributors |
John McLeod (composer) |
| Composition date | 1999 |
| Duration (mins) | 20 |
| Category | solo percussion |
| Instrumentation | Perc |
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| First performed | 18 02 2000 Colin Currie Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
| Notes | For Colin Currie - a little Chinese opera for solo percussion composed by his friend and admirer John McLeod |
| Programme Note | Thrashing the Sea God is a famous Chinese opera about a man who deserts his wife for another woman and becomes First Scholar - the highest accolade for scholars in ancient China. Overcome by disappointment and grief, his wife decides to kill herself. The scene takes place just before her death when she has received a letter of divorce from her husband. She rushes to the Temple of the Sea God where she and her husband once pledged their love for each other. In a state of shock, she reprimands and thrashes the Sea God for being unconcerned about her husband's act of infidelity and for allowing it to happen. |
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