general information

composition date
2003
duration
1h 51 min
Libretto (details, author)

Robert Ashley

type

A cappella vocal music (5 or more solo voices)

detailed formation

Soloist
5 unspecified soloist voices

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
sons fixés sur support

observations

Cette œuvre a été enregistrée et figure sur l'album Celestial Excursions (Lovely Music, 2005). 

Part titles

Act I – "Is It Light Yet?"

  • Characters
  • Alcohol
  • Mr. Or Ms. Or Mrs. N
  • Love Letter Part 1
  • Bruno Part 1
  • Love Letter Part 2
  • Bruno Part 2
  • Subaru
  • Raoul
  • Goodbye Walnut

 

Act II – "Asylum"

  • The List
  • Asylum/Depression
  • Asylum/What About The Kids?
  • Asylum/Baguette
  • Asylum/Love That Stuff
  • Asylum/I Had It And I Lost It
  • Asylum/Before What?
  • Asylum/Recent Attendance
  • Asylum/After All The Stuff
  • Asylum/Ghosts
  • Asylum/It's Got To Be A Secret
  • Asylum/It's Only Fun
  • Asylum/I Like Q
  • Asylum/Good Idea
  • Asylum/Never On Your Mind
  • Asylum/It's Almost 10 O'Clock
  • Asylum/Ordinary Man
  • Asylum/Years Of Desire

 

Act III – "The River Deepens"

  • Ozzie Smith
  • Prelude To Therapy
  • Therapy
  • Prelude To Nightmare
  • Nightmare
  • Prelude To Grandmother
  • Grandmother
  • Prelude To Yes, I Know
  • Yes, I Know

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