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Author/Creator:

Daugherty, Michael, 1954- , composer

Contributors:

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 , singer

Languages:

Russian
English

Language Notes:

Russian words, sung and spoken on accompanying CD; transliterated in score and parts.
Staff notation.

Main Work:

Paul Robeson told me: for string quartet and pre-recorded sound (1994) [by Daugherty, M.]

Included Works:

Paul Robeson told me [by Daugherty, M.]

Subjects:

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 — Songs and music

String quartets — Scores and parts

Electronic music

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976

String quartets

Genres:

Chamber music

Scores

Parts (Music)

Songs and music

String quartets

Scores and parts

Performance Medium:

4 performers: violin (2); viola; cello; pre-recorded audio
5 performers: violin (2); viola; cello; electronic instrument

General Notes:

First movement incorporates extracts from a recording of Paul Robeson performing with an orchestra in the Soviet Union in 1949; second movement is for string quartet alone.
Includes biography, composer's note, performance note, and English translation of Russian text.
Duration: 9 min.
Violin parts from the archive edition.

Physical Description:

1 score (29 pages) + 4 parts ; 31 cm
1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

M452.D25 P3 2014
LPCD 155,287

ISBNs:

9781476816487
1476816484

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Music Number: 9790051105922
Universal Product Code: 884088678647
Publisher Number, Hendon Music/Boosey & Hawkes: 63016148 (CD)
Distributor Number, Hal Leonard: HL48022578

OCLC Numbers:

889512199