| THE
WORKS OF MARC BLITZSTEIN |
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Symphony : The Airborne
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Cantata for male chorus
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| Year
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1943-46
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| Scoring |
2.picc(=flIII).2.CorA(=ObIII).2.Ebcl(=ClIII).bcl(=clIV).2.dbn - 4.3.3.1. - timp.perc - harp - pft - cel - strings |
| Movements |
Part I - 1: Theory of Flight
Part I - 2: Ballad of History and Mythology
Part I - 3: Kittyhawk
Part I - 4: The Airborne
Part II - 1: The Enemy
Part II - 2: Threat and Approach
Part II - 3: Ballad of the Cities
Part II - 4: Morning Poem
Part III - 1: Ballad of Hurry-up
Part III - 2: Night Music-Ballad of the Bombardier
Part III - 3: Recitative
Part III - 4: Chorus of the Rendezvous
Part III - 5: The Open Sky
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| Archive
Reels |
51, 52 |
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Emily (Ballad of the Bombardier) appears in the Boosey and Hawkes publication "The Marc Blitzstein Songbook" (Volume 1) |
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Click here for more information about the Airborne Symphony. |
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