The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
John Craton
About this work:
Setting of the T.S. Eliot poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" for tenor and strings. The poem has been divided into six movements:
1. "Let us go then" (lines 1-22)
2. "And indeed there will be time" (lines 23-48)
3. "For I have known them all already" (lines 48-74)
4. "And the afternoon, the evening" (lines 75-110)
5. "No! I am not Prince Hamlet" (lines 111-119)
6. "I grow old..." (lines 120-131)
Composed for tenor Richard Barrett. Review score available on request. Contact composer for more information.
Year composed: 2004
Duration: 00:30:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Voice with Large Chamber/Jazz Ensemble (10 +)
Instrumentation: 1 Strings (General), 1 T
Instrumentation notes: Tenor voice with string orchestra. (Note: If listening to the score through Scorch, it may be necessary to adjust the tempo bar as Scorch sometimes fails to recognize metronome markings.)