#20 ORESTWE MUSIC GOMFoSITION
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lan cteated chis work for het resitg. Simpsmay/ ia comic work far sala
serress Sitiygen The nvr isenrinety taken Trot carte scripearisans, ariel
rainy consis of rhe phonemes that appear “sikncly” on che page:
Cathy Berbériaty curns chese cmb ncterances (e.g) gulp) “pane pane,”
“sniffen tH,” ane.sofarch) ince yocslizarions The ner has-these-counds
atrangéd alphaberkally; someare ordered jnfosenes Th perormanes,
the starmand firilih ofeach scene is [ridicaved by hard yesrures give by
the Singer. The scone concaine graphics by Roberws Zarvarin, wricetn
on acthree line srave: Indicaring low! tritddle and high, msi. The
individual soshes ate surrounded by apetiing andclesing bar [ines
Seoypeoiy e-besr expe renced as a live performance, where recom
elements can be made mare mantiese. Tr le a qork in which chene are
few meanihgful words, boric contains an array of oneniasapesic yoral
sounds, Humor in minic is-often dificule wo convey ona saphisricaneed
level. However in chiswark Berberian has used her own knowledge
anedbexperletice of exrended wacal mchniques co crea genuine risic
theaser forewirmsesoloise (see:-Example 8.5),
Conrinting the rheme ofyagal husic theater, PeserTvlaxel| Davies”
Sight Soaps fire ct Maat fay (VPO9) eeplares the expresciam In retidic oF
madness: The scenario is taken fran the historigal evidetice surrounding
thé Ineanity of the Brirkh King Geonge TTT (LPS8 1820). His Illness
cated hint’ te iicilge (ni solilequies thar lased-for howrswithonreeas
ing. Gonfired ro-hiz rooms withour human-cernpany, excepr for the
mitisrracions-af his- loyal servants, he mok to addressing his pereaged
binds. Oeeasionvally, the King: Had spells of tocldirg during whitch be
became aware of his |neapaciny : :
The text far-chis workwisaecem bled by Randolph Siow andcancains
Srinences (eneavr oo have been spoket by George TT, Perr Wlisvell
Taviesavrore che avork for performance by rhe arrer singer Roy Harr,
rogether with his ensemble, the Fires af London, comprising-singer,
flnie/plecole, chariner, petcuszion, fined levbioards violin, ard celle:
“The vocal fange covers an enarmous fauroceaves, and Inelpdesy base
tectiara, eiéertd, harmoriles, growling, and screeching, as well as nor
ral siting: Lasting aver halfan howe, che aworleis 2 mronddranray che.
Dasstbaritone represencing the King: The: inscrumencs represenceche