Work Information
Michael Nyman : I am an Unusual Thing (from Letters, Riddles & Writs)
| Publisher |
Chester Music Ltd |
Category |
Solo Voice(s) and up to 6 players |
| Year Composed |
1991 |
Duration |
5 Minutes |
| Orchestration |
Contralto/pf
alt.: also available for C/Michael Nyman Band |
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| Score(s): |
CT55028 |
Score(s): |
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Programme Note
A song composed for Letters, Riddles and Writs directed by Jeremy Newson in 1990/1. Devised for the Artifax/BBC 'NOT MOZART' series commemorating the bicentenary of Mozart's death, the film takes as song texts extracts from Mozart's letters and a set of riddles he wrote and distributed in Vienna during the 1787 Carnival. This song combines one such riddle with a remark Mozart made about his professional prospects shortly before his death, and is based entirely on extracts from two of his Haydn quarters.
© Michael Nyman
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