Stone litany : Runes from a house of the dead : for mezzo-soprano and orchestra /
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| Format: | Musical Score Book |
| Language: | Undetermined Germanic English Old Norse |
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London ; New York :
Boosey & Hawkes,
[1975], ©1975
London ; New York : Boosey and Hawkes, [1983], c1975 London ; New York : [c1975] London ; New York : [©1975] London ; New York : c1975 London ; New York : [1983], c1975 London ; New York : c1975 London ; New York : [c1975] London ; New York : [1975] |
| Edition: | Full score |
| Series: | Hawkes pocket scores
Hawkes pocket scores ; HPS 1110 Hawkes pocket scores |
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| Item Description: | Duration: 20 min Duration: 20 minutes Duration: 20:00 Preface in German, English and Orkney Norn Publisher's no.: B. & H. 20670 Reproduced from holograph Text consists of 5 inscriptions by the Vikings (ca. 12th cent.) from the prehistoric monument Maeshowe, Orkney Text from runic inscriptions on the walls of Maeshowe, Orkney Text from runic inscriptions on the walls of Maeshowe, Orkney. "Those chosen for this sequence of settings date probably from the twelfth century, and are written in the 16-letter script peculiar to Orkney, except for the occasional 'tree runes' ... there are 24 inscriptions, of which I have chosen to set no. 5 ... no. 8, nos. 19 and 20, and no. 15" ; romanized words also printed as text with English translation and the original script : p. [iii] Text from runic inscriptions on the walls of Maeshowe, Orkney. "Those chosen for this sequence of settings date probably from the twelfth century, and are written in the 16-letter script peculiar to Orkney, except for the occasional 'tree runes' ... there are 24 inscriptions, of which I have chosen to set no. 5 ... no. 8, nos. 19 and 20, and no. 15": romanized words also printed as text with English translation and the original script: p. [iii] Text from runic inscriptions on the walls of Maeshowe, Orkney. "Those chosen for this sequence of settings date probably from the twelfth century, and are written in the 16-letter script peculiar to Orkney, except for the occasional 'tree runes' ... there are 24 inscriptions, of which I have chosen to set no. 5 ... no. 8, nos. 19 and 20, and no. 15"; romanized words also printed as text with English translation and the original script: p. [iii] Text from runic inscriptions on the walls of Maeshowe, Orkney. "Those chosen for this sequence of settings date probably from the twelfth century, and are written in the 16-letter script peculiar to Orkney, except for the occasional 'tree runes' ... there are 24 inscriptions, of which I have chosen to set no. 5 ... no. 8, nos. 19 and 20, and no. 15"; romanized words also printed as text with English translation and the original script: pages [iii] This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC Words in Norn; also printed as text with romanization, phonic transcription, and English translation on 5th-7th prelim. p |
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| Physical Description: | 1 miniature score ([8], 75 p.) ; 26 cm 1 score (64 pages) ; 35 cm 1 score ([iv], 64 p.) ; 35 cm 1 score ([viii], 75 pages) ; 26 cm + illustrations with phonetic pronunciation 1 study score (75 pages) ; 27 cm 1 study score ([8], 75 p.) ; 26 cm [iv] p., score (64 p.) ; 35 cm [iv] pages, score (64 pages) ; 35 cm |
| Playing Time: | 00:20:00 |