Famous Last Words for speaking keyboard player and assorted items on tales by Paul Mann
(2017/rev. 2021)
This piece was made possible through the generosity of the Fromm Music Foundation of Harvard University. It is for one of my oldest and dearest of friends, Genevieve Lee. It uses five original fairy tales written by poet Paul Mann. The piece is approximately thirty-minutes in length. The five fairy tales are:
I - The Messenger
II - Old Woman
III - The Song
IV - Rat-Girl
V - Something Found
The texts to these five fable may be accessed HERE.
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