Crumb: Star-Child
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- Composer: George Crumb (1929-2022)
- Instrumentation (this edition): Soprano, Children's Choir, Male Choir
- Originally for: Soprano, Orchestra, Children's Choir, Male Choir
- Work: Star-Child (1977)
- Work Language: Latin
Description
A Parable for soprano, antiphonal Children's voices (SA-SA), 2 male speaking choirs and bell ringers (20 handbells, played by male choirs), and large orchestra
The Latin texts are feely adapted from Medieval sources of the 13th century: "Dies Irae" and "Massacre of the Innocents", excepting the concluding solo soprano lines, which are from John, XII-36.