Larnach: opera in two acts for voices and fifteen players

John Drummond

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Larnach: opera in two acts for voices and fifteen players

John Drummond

2007

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/47579

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New Zealand music

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John Drummond

Opera

William Larnach was a New Zealand businessman and politician who died by suicide on October 12, 1898. The opera tells the story of the circumstances that led him to take this action. It is in two acts: Act One: The Morning Act Two: The Evening Instrumentation: two sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, two baritones; flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, timpani, percussion (one player), strings (three violins, three violas, two cellos, 1 double bass). Text by John Drummond.

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Record Identifier: 9926763844901891
Title: Larnach
Subtitle: opera in two acts for voices and fifteen players
Creators: John Drummond
Academic Unit: Music
Date published ; e-published: 2007
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Resource Type ; Subtype: Musical composition