The Lady of the Broom (La Dama de la Escoba)

Composer: 
Jan Gilbert
Scoring: 
Flute/alto flute, viola, cello, soprano
Year Authored: 
2007
Duration (min): 
16
Alternate Title: 
The Lady of the Broom (La Dama de la Escoba)
Movements-Titles: 
11
Text Source/Author: 
Jennifer Clement The Lady of the Broom (La Dama de la Escoba) (Impresores Aldina 2002) permission granted Set in English and Spanish
First Performance: 
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, NYC June 2007 American Music Festival
The Lady of the Broom is a bilingual collection of 48 poems by Jennifer Clement, of which 11 have been chosen for this musical setting. The poetry is based on an excerpt from James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson 'A young woman conceived a violent
Publisher: 
ACA

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