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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2018-04-14}} {{CPDLno|49333}} [http://www.hutchingsmusic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/iwaslistening.pdf {{ | *{{PostedDate|2018-04-14}} {{CPDLno|49333}} [http://www.hutchingsmusic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/iwaslistening.pdf {{extpdf}}] | ||
{{Editor|Chris Hutchings|2018-04-14}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|6|}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial}} | {{Editor|Chris Hutchings|2018-04-14}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|6|}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|If you need a version in a different key or in bass clef, please contact the composer.}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''I Was Listening To A Pogrom''}} | |||
{{Composer|Chris Hutchings}} | {{Composer|Chris Hutchings}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Michael Rosen}} | {{Lyricist|Michael Rosen}} | ||
{{Voicing|2|Unison | {{Voicing|2|Unison|add=plus unison speaking chorus (each part can be sung by a solo or by a chorus)}} | ||
{{Genre|Secular|Other}} | {{Genre|Secular|Other}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|Piano}} | {{Instruments|Piano}} | ||
{{ | {{Pub|1|2016}} | ||
{{Descr|Many thanks to Michael Rosen for generously allowing me to use his poem “I was listening to a pogrom…” for this piece! A protest song with a fair bit of sarcasm, reminiscent of Tom Lehrer. Creative Commons non-commercial license. Please use this piece to raise awareness or funds for refugees or anti-racism causes. | |||
Difficulty level: fairly tricky for the pianist, maybe grade 5-6. Sung part is not very tricky, could easily be learnt by ear, goes from low B to high E, can be sung in a low or high octave. Spoken part requires some knowledge of rhythm but could be learnt by ear. | Difficulty level: fairly tricky for the pianist, maybe grade 5-6. Sung part is not very tricky, could easily be learnt by ear, goes from low B to high E, can be sung in a low or high octave. Spoken part requires some knowledge of rhythm but could be learnt by ear. | ||
The sung and spoken parts are both single lines, and can be performed by a soloist or a group. | The sung and spoken parts are both single lines, and can be performed by a soloist or a group. | ||
Performance options: | |||
Performance options: | *solo or unison singing with spoken part omitted | ||
solo or unison singing with spoken part omitted | *solo singer plus solo speaker (optionally, this can be the pianist) | ||
solo singer plus solo speaker (optionally, this can be the pianist) | *unison choir plus solo speaker (might be wise to amplify the speaker if so) | ||
unison choir plus solo speaker (might be wise to amplify the speaker if so) | *solo singer plus a group of speakers (or the spoken lines could be given to a selection of solo speakers) | ||
solo singer plus a group of speakers (or the spoken lines could be given to a selection of solo speakers) | *unison choir singing, with a group of speakers<}} | ||
unison choir singing, with a group of speakers< | {{#ExtWeb: | ||
*[http://www.hutchingsmusic.co.uk/choirsagainstracism/ Hutchingsmusic.co]}} | |||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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- Editor: Chris Hutchings (submitted 2018-04-14). Score information: A4, 6 pages Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes: If you need a version in a different key or in bass clef, please contact the composer.
General Information
Title: I Was Listening To A Pogrom
Composer: Chris Hutchings
Lyricist: Michael Rosencreate page
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: Unison, plus unison speaking chorus (each part can be sung by a solo or by a chorus)
Genre: Secular, Unknown
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 2016
Description: Many thanks to Michael Rosen for generously allowing me to use his poem “I was listening to a pogrom…” for this piece! A protest song with a fair bit of sarcasm, reminiscent of Tom Lehrer. Creative Commons non-commercial license. Please use this piece to raise awareness or funds for refugees or anti-racism causes.
Difficulty level: fairly tricky for the pianist, maybe grade 5-6. Sung part is not very tricky, could easily be learnt by ear, goes from low B to high E, can be sung in a low or high octave. Spoken part requires some knowledge of rhythm but could be learnt by ear.
The sung and spoken parts are both single lines, and can be performed by a soloist or a group.
Performance options:
- solo or unison singing with spoken part omitted
- solo singer plus solo speaker (optionally, this can be the pianist)
- unison choir plus solo speaker (might be wise to amplify the speaker if so)
- solo singer plus a group of speakers (or the spoken lines could be given to a selection of solo speakers)
- unison choir singing, with a group of speakers<