The Prayer of the Dead I (1993)
: The Buddhist Service for the deceased (Praying Song)
Poem
Selected Poems and New: Jose Carcia Villa
"No.93 We were listening, being dead:"
Three Stanzas:
First stanza; 5 lines
Second stanza; 5 lines
Third stanza; 1 line
Performers
One Mezzo soprano
One Dramatic Bariton
One Bass Cantante, One Basso Profundo
Bariton singer has the poem, Mezzo soprano and two basses make vowel sounds, which are followed by word by word of the poem.
Form
Prelude
Mezzo Soprano (wailing, Lamentation)
A
Bariton + 1Bass + (M. Soprano): 1st-3rd lines
A'(B)
Bariton + 2basses: 4th-5th lines
Interlude
Mezzo Soprano
A
Bariton + 2 Basses: 1st-3rd lines
A'(B)
Bariton + 2 Basses: 4th-5th lines
Postlude
Bariton + M. Soprano
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