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From:  Margaret Harrison <peggyh@i...>
Date:  Sun Nov 4, 2001  2:25 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] (rep) sextuplets and beyond

Dolphin aura wrote:
>
> does anyone know of any opera or even musical theatre
> pieces that can be sung with 6+ people? there are
> actually 7 of us to accomidate. 5 women, 2 men, women
> range from soprano to mezzo and men are
> tenor(counter-tenor) and baritone.
>

Yes! Check out the 5-part (3 women, two men) ensembles in
Sondheim's Little Night Music. You'll need to get hold of a
piano-vocal score. You may also want to look at some of
Sondheim's other intricate ensemble pieces, from the
piano-vocal scores of "Into the Woods" and "Sweeney Todd".

And there's always the 5-part (SSATB) Brahms Liebeslieder
Waltzes. It's not opera, but it's a lot of fun to sing, and
you can do stuff with the texts. And for a real challenge,
check out the Menotti SSATB, a capella theater work (chorus
and dancers), The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore.

Peggy

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Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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