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El niño : nativity oratorio : for soloists, chorus, children's chorus and orchestra

Title
  1. El niño : nativity oratorio : for soloists, chorus, children's chorus and orchestra / John Adams ; [piano reduction by John McGinn].
Published by
  1. New York : Hendon Music : Boosey & Hawkes ; Milwaukee, Wis. : Distributed by Hal Leonard, 2012, c2000.
Author
  1. Adams, John, 1947-

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Additional authors
  1. Sellars, Peter.
  2. McGinn, John.
Description
  1. 1 vocal score (268 p.); 31 cm.
Uniform title
  1. Niño. Vocal score
Alternative title
  1. Niño.
Subject
  1. Jesus Christ > Nativity > Songs and music
  2. Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179 > Musical settings
  3. Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695 > Musical settings
  4. Castellanos, Rosario > Musical settings
  5. Mistral, Gabriela, 1889-1957 > Musical settings
  6. Darío, Rubén, 1867-1916 > Musical settings
  7. Huidobro, Vicente, 1893-1948 > Musical settings
  8. Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 > Musical settings
  9. Towneley plays > Musical settings
  10. Bible. > Musical settings
  11. Oratorios > Vocal scores with piano
  12. Christmas music
Contents
  1. Part One. I sing of a maiden -- Hail Mary, gracious -- La anunciación -- For with God no thing shall be impossible -- The babe leaped in her womb -- Magnificat -- Now she was sixteen years old -- Joseph's dream -- Shake the heavens -- Se habla de Gabriel -- The Christmas star.
  2. Part Two. Pues mi dios ha nacido -- When Herod heard -- Woe unto them that call evil good -- And the star went before them -- The three kings -- And when they were departed -- Dawn air -- And he slew all the children -- Memorial de Tlatelolco -- In the day of the great slaughter -- Pues está tiritando -- Jesus and the dragons -- A palm tree.
Call number
  1. JNG 12-112
Note
  1. An oratorio in two parts.
  2. Libretto based on original sources arranged by Peter Sellars and John Adams.
  3. "Libretto adapted from poems by Rosario Castellanos, Gabriela Mistral, Hildegard von Bingen, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Rubén Darío, Vicente Huidobro, Martin Luther and texts from the King James Bible, the Wakefield Mystery plays, and gnostic gospels."--p. [ii]
  4. Duration: ca. 1:50:00.
Language (note)
  1. English, Spanish, and Latin words.
Author
  1. Adams, John, 1947-
Title
  1. El niño : nativity oratorio : for soloists, chorus, children's chorus and orchestra / John Adams ; [piano reduction by John McGinn].
Imprint
  1. New York : Hendon Music : Boosey & Hawkes ; Milwaukee, Wis. : Distributed by Hal Leonard, 2012, c2000.
Playing time
  1. 015000
Language
  1. English, Spanish, and Latin words.
Added author
  1. Sellars, Peter. Librettist
  2. McGinn, John. Arranger
Other standard identifier
  1. 884088634988
  2. M051096756
  3. 9790051096756
Publisher no.
  1. HL48021216 Hal Leonard
ISBN
  1. 1458421813
  2. 9781458421814
Research call number
  1. JNG 12-112
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