| Description |
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
004648 000619 |
| Medium of Performance |
tenor voice 2 bass voice 2 men's chorus 1 orchestra 1 4 2 |
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orchestra 1 1 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Souvenir series
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Souvenir series.
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| Note |
The 1st work for male chorus, soloists, and orchestra; the 2nd work for orchestra. |
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Text of the 1st work selected and arranged from the novel of Herman Melville by W. Clark Harrington. |
| Performer |
John Amis, Robert Bowman, tenors, David Kelly, Michael Rippon, basses, The Aeolian Singers, London Philharmonic Orchestra (1st work) ; National Philharmonic Orchestra (2nd work) ; Bernard Herrmann, conductor. |
| Event |
1st work recorded 1967 May 24-25 Assembly Hall, Barking, Essex. |
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2nd work recorded 1975 June 26 Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London. |
| Note |
"Originally issued in 1973"--Container. |
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Title from disc label. |
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Durations: 46:48; 6:19. |
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Program notes by the composer and Christopher Palmer in English with French and German translations, and libretto of the 1st work (15 pages : portrait) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Moby Dick. Male chorus: "And God created great whales" (10:38) ; Ishmael: "At last anchor was up" (4:20) ; Ahab: "Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet's rim" (8:24) ; Voice from the chorus: "Hist, boys! Let's have a jig" (8:31) ; Ishmael: "It was a clear steel-blue day" (14:55) -- For the fallen (6:19) |
| Language |
Sung in English (1st work). |
| Subject |
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Musical settings.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical settings.
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| Subject |
Cantatas, Secular (Men's voices)
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Cantatas, Secular (Men's voices) |
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Orchestral music.
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Orchestral music. |
| Genre/Form |
Orchestral music.
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Cantatas.
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Cantatas.
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Art music.
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Art music.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Musical settings.
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| Added Author |
Harrington, W. Clark, librettist.
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Amis, John, singer.
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Bowman, Robert, 1925- singer.
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Kelly, David, 1923-1996, singer.
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Rippon, Michael, singer.
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Palmer, Christopher, writer of added commentary.
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Musical setting of (work): Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Moby Dick. Selections.
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Container of (work): Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975.
Moby Dick.
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Container of (work): Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975.
For the fallen.
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Aeolian Singers, singer.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
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National Philharmonic Orchestra (Great Britain), performer.
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| Standard No. |
053068206129 |
| Music No. |
UKCD2061 Unicorn-Kanchana |
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