Carl Fischer The Tibetan Book Of The Dead

Description

Based on Jean-Claude van Itallie´s play after the Buddhist teachings of the same name, The Tibetan Book of The Dead leads us through the stages we experience after death and our transition into the next life. It is at once a ritual, an oratorio in 17 set numbers, a requiem, a warning, and a theatrically-staged wake. The 8 characters include a baritone ("The Reader" leading the journey towards death, enlightenment, or rebirth), a soprano (first as "The Dying" and then as "The Dead") and another soprano, two mezzos, two tenors, and a bass, who play the various energies, demons, temptations, memories, and deities.

Features

• The Tibetan Book Of The Dead
  The Great Liberation Through Hearing
  Ricky Ian Gordon
  Libretto by Jean-Claude Van Itallie
  Piano Reduction/Vocal Score
  Performing Ensemble: Voice with Piano
  Instrumentation: Voice, Piano
  Item Number: 411-41140
  Number of Pages: 190
  Duration: 1:37:00
  Publisher: Theodore Presser Co