Gordon, R I: The Tibetan Book Of The Dead

Arrangement: piano and voice
Edition Type: Vocal Score
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Catalogue Number: 411-41140
Pages: 190

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1. The Dying
2. The Moment of Death
3. Clear White Light
4. The Peaceful Energies
5. Rainbow Dance
6. Dreamlike Realms
7. The Angry Energies
8. Mahakala
9. Lord of Death
10. Wandering Praye
11. Realizing I am Dead
12. Pursued by Demons
13. Hungry Ghost
14. Lovemaking
15. Refusing to See
16. Choosing A Home
17. Entering Again

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Based on Jean-Claude van Itallie's play after the Buddhist teachings of the same name, The Tibetan Book of The Dead leads us through the stages we experience after death and our transition into the next life. It is at once a ritual, an oratorio in 17 set numbers, a requiem, a warning, and a theatrically-staged wake. The 8 characters include a baritone ('The Reader' leading the journey towards death, enlightenment, or rebirth), a soprano (first as 'The Dying' and then as 'The Dead') and another soprano, two mezzos, two tenors, and a bass, who play the various energies, demons, temptations, memories, and deities.

EAN: 0680160621712
UPC: 680160621712
ISBN: 9781598069105 (1598069101)

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