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William Walton Composer
Christopher Columbus, radio music for speakers, soloists, chorus, guitar and orchestra
Performances: 4
Tracks: 35
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Christopher Columbus, radio music for speakers, soloists, chorus, guitar and orchestraYear: 1942
Genre: Incidental Music
Pr. Instrument: Voice
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Part 1
- 1.Introduction and Chorus: No, it cannot be done
- 1a.Dialogue: My name is Christopher
- 1b.You cannot do that alone
- 1c.Recitation and Chorus: Finding his way by starts and gleams
- 1d.Now the game is beginning
- 2.Court Music: Sarabande. Señor Columbus
- 2a.Marquesa's Song: Down in the Kingdom of Granada
- 2b.But how can they know?
- 3.Men's Chorus. No! No! No!
- 3a.Go and look at the sunset
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4a.I haven't seen her for years. 4b.Beatriz's Song: When will he return?
- 5.May I come up? 5a.Kyrie. You have no right to take a rose from my courtyard
- 5b.So, my son, you are leaving Spain?
- 5c.Chorus: Granada has fallen!
- 5d.Give me a ship, Your Majesty. Fanfare 1. On this day, the thirteenth of April. Fanfare 2
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Part 2
- 6a.Introduction: Port Music. Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!
- 6b.Woman's Song: There be three ships
- 6c.Instrumental Reprise of Beatriz's Song. I heard you were due to sail
- 6d.Drum
- 7.Litany of the Saints. Per Dominum. Capstan Shanty: We're bound upon a wild goose quest
- 8.On three ships they are singing. 8a.Shanty: We've gone away for ever
- 8b.Sea Music: Friday, August the third
- 8c.The sailors steered badly
- 9.Night Music: Where shall wisdom be found?
- 9a.Listen to me, Señores
- 10.Speaking Chorus: Gold, Señores, gold
- 10a.October the eleventh
- 11.Speaking Chorus: Stand by for the Dawn! Te Deum laudamus
- 12a.Indian Chorus: Look 'ee yonder. Fanfare. In the name of the Holy Trinity. Reprise
- 12b.Dialogue: Have you heard the news, Your Grace?. Speaking Chorus: Back from the West
- 12c.I took three ships
- 12d.Finale: Glory, glory to God
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