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Rural Electrification
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Title
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Rural Electrification
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Year Composed
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2006
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Duration
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00:54:00
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Ensemble Type
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Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Solo Voice with One Non-keyboard Instrument
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Instrumentation
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1 Soprano, 1 Prerecorded Sound (Tape/CD/Other), 1 Theremin
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Instrumentation Notes
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Chamber Opera for theremin, voice, and recorded sound (plays from a DVD, with video projection)
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Files
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| Additional Information |
Performed by the composer (voice and theremin). Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation, Rural Electrification is a chamber opera exploring the advent of electricity in rural America, which arrived decades after American cities were electrified. A young woman reveals her hopes, dreams and fears of what electricity, as portrayed by the theremin, will mean for herself, her family, and their prospects in the world. With video by Lothar Osterburg. Premiered May, 2006 at the Old American Can Factory in Brooklyn - http://www.xoprojects.com/rural.html
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| Artist: Bright Sheng |
| Title: China Dreams |
| Album: Bright Sheng: Orchestral Works |
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