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The Tibetan book of the dead : the great liberation through hearing
Tibetan book of the dead. Vocal score
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- Creator
- Ricky Ian Gordon ; libretto by Jean-Claude van Itallie based on The Tibetan book of the dead (or How not to do it again)
- Included Title
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- How not to do it again
- Format
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Piano-vocal score
- [King of Prussia, Pennsylvania] : Theodore Presser Company, [2016]
- ©2016
- Physical Details
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- 1 vocal score (188 pages) ; 31 cm
- ISBNs
- 1598069101, 9781598069105
- OCLC
- ocn947016805
- Program notes by the composer, and notes from the librettist.
- The libretto, by Jean-Claude Van Itallie, is based on the Tibetan book of the dead, and shows the journey of a soul from death to rebirth.
- Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera and the American Music Theatre Festival, 1995.
- Premiered in Houston, May 31, 1996 by the Houston Opera Studio.
- Includes original cast list.
- Dedicated to Jeffrey Michael Grossi.
- Duration: 90 min.
- Staff notation.
- The dying -- The moment of death -- Clear white light -- The peaceful energies -- Rainbow dance -- Dream-like realms -- The angry energies -- Mahakala -- Lord of death -- Wandering prayer -- Realizing I am dead -- Pursued by demons -- Hungry ghost -- Love making -- Refusing to see -- Choosing a home -- Entering again