Tituba! Voices In The Dark
Robert Bradshaw
About this work:
NOTES: (from the score)
If thou seest in me any nest of sin in my heart,
grant me the kiss of thy forgiveness,
and teach my feet to walk the way of thy commandments.
Bridget Bishop
George Burroughs
Martha Carrier
Giles Corey
Martha Corey
Mary Easty
Sarah Good
Elizabeth Howe
George Jacobs, Sr.
Susannah Martin
Rebecca Nurse
Alice Parker
Mary Parker
John Proctor
Ann Pudeator
Wilmott Redd
Margaret Scott
Samuel Wardwell
Sarah Wildes
John Willard
in memoriam
I. Slave
a. Prayer of the Puritans
Dona nobis pacem (Grant us [thy] peace)
b. Tituba!
II. Storyteller
a. Forbidden Tales
i. Voices in the wind: the dead of winter
ii. Voices in the silence: chores and solitude
iii. Voices in the dark: tales of the fantastic
Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy)
b. Afflicted!
III. Witch!
a. Accused!
i. “One like a man jusat as I was goeing to sleep came to me.”
ii. “Sometimes like a hogge.”
iii. “Sometimes like a great black dogge, foure tymes.”
b. Prayer of the Puritans
i. Dona nobis venia (Grant us [thy] forgiveness)
ii. Alleluia!, amen (praise [ye] the Lord!)
Version: for women's voices, string orchestra, string quartet and piano
Year composed: 2005
Duration: 00:35:00
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Chorus with Orchestra
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: This work calls for SSAA, string orchestra (in five parts), string quartet (amplified) and piano