Product Description
Score, parts and vocal score of a Suite of orchestral excerpts from "Hamlet" (2017), a neo-romantic opera in 3 acts (libretto by Gene Tyburn, after Shakespeare), ranging between tragedy, irony and nostalgia:
1. Overture (Largo - Allegro assai e con brio) in D minor. Dramatic composition, developing in sonatina form the main leitmotifs and themes of the opera (and the famous Folia theme in the beginning).
2. Intermezzo No. 1 'The Players': humorous and ironic excerpt in B flat major for wind orchestra, accompanying the entrance of the players/actors.
3. Intrada ('The Court'): orchestral march in E flat major, accompanying the entrance of the royal court.
4. 'The Play': orchestral 'melodrama' in B flat major, illustrating in a satirical manner the play within the play and transforming bits by John Stepan Zamecnik for the silent movies of early 20th century.
5. Intermezzo No. 2 'Polonius Chasing Hamlet': a symphonic scherzo in A flat major, illustrating Hamlet as he playfully grabs Polonius' hat and then is chased by him.
6. 'Hamlet's Exile', linking together a postlude in F minor and an interlude in C major for string orchestra: after having accidentally killed Polonius, Hamlet feels sorry for him and then leaves in exile.
7. Introduction to Act 3, in C minor: after having secretly returned from his exile in England, Hamlet arrives at the graveyard near Elsinore.
8. Dead March in C minor: the funeral procession for Ophelia.
9. The final chorus, in D major: after the horrors and crimes and Hamlet fulfilling his duty at his life's price, soothing hope returns.
Total duration 33 min. Performing Rights Organization: SOCAN. The mp3 audio clip is the Overture.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.