Robert Burns, John Glenesk Mortimer
Tam O' Shanter
for Voice, Violin & Small Orchestra
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Robert Burns, John Glenesk Mortimer
Tam O' Shanter
for Voice, Violin & Small Orchestra
- Instrumentation Voice, Violin and Chamber Orchestra
- Composer Robert Burns John Glenesk Mortimer
- Editor John Glenesk Mortimer
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- Edition Score and Parts Download
- Publisher Editions Marc Reift
- Order no. EMR51840-DL
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Description:
This is a dramatic cantata for solo voice, solo violin and orchestra. It was first performed in Edinburgh with my daughter Olivia as the vocal soloist. The vocal part was not designed for a fully trained classical or opera singer; it can also be taken by someone who has a background in musical theater, jazz or cabaret, and the voice can be amplified. The vocal range is wide, although there are alternatives for the highest and lowest notes. The work is set to a well-known poem by Robert Burns, written in 1790 in the Scottish dialect. It tells the story of a farmer who goes out to drink. He gets drunk and as he rides home on his mare, a terrible storm comes up. As he passes an old, cursed church, he hears music. He stops and looks inside - a group of witches are dancing while the devil plays the bagpipes. Most of them are old and ugly, but one young and attractive witch is dancing in a short skirt, and Tam is mesmerized. He can't help but exclaim out loud, but immediately the witches notice him and stop their dance to chase him. Tam rides off as fast as he can and reaches a magical bridge that the witches cannot cross. He is safe, but the youngest witch has almost caught up with him and tears off the mare's tail just as they reach the bridge.
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