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| Title | Canciones de los Angeles |
| Contributors |
John McLeod (composer) Rafael Alberti (author) |
| Composition date | 1976 |
| Duration (mins) | 0 |
| Category | vocal solo |
| Instrumentation | M-s / Fl (Picc, A-Fl, perc) Ob (C-A, perc) Vn (perc) Vc (perc) Hpd (perc) Tape |
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| Programme Note | Canciones de los Angeles (Songs of the Angels) is a setting of three poems by the mystical Spanish poet Rafael Alberti (b 1902) who invented his own mythology of angels. The songs are interspersed with Spanish dances and the six sections of the work are as follows: 1. Introduction and Pavane. 2. El angel bueno (The Good Angel). 3. Fandango. 4. Los Angeles vengativos (The Revengeful Angels). 5. Sarabande. 6. El angel avaro (The Covetous Angel). The scoring is for mezzo-soprano, five players and pre-recorded tape. Percussion required: tree bells, claves, Indian bells, guiro, maraca, castanets, cabana, wood block, tambourine and bongos. The work can be performed in either a staged or an unsttaged version. If a staged version is used then a dancer will be required for the dance sections of the work and projected slides must be used in the vocal sections. A staged version must always be done in consultation with the composer who will supply the specially prepared slides and advise on choreography. The pre-recorded tape (vital for both versions) must also be obtained from the composer. A conductor is essential for this work. |
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