OUR GIRAFFE
Sorrel Hays
About this work:
For 12 soloists and chorus, with extended vocal technique for the giraffe soprano- based on true story of the giraffe Zarafa sent by the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France in 1826; story told through the voice of giraffe's keeper Ahmed and his Parisian girlfriend Minette. Scenes in Africa, French coast, Paris.
Version: piano/vocal version
Year composed: 2008
Duration: 02:45:80
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Standard Orchestra
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: orchestration is in progress