Nonsense Madrigals

Title
Nonsense Madrigals
based on texts by William Brighty Rands and Lewis Carroll as well as an English translation of Slovenly Peter (Heinrich Hoffmann)
Duration
13:00
Number of performers
6
Instrumentation
6 male voices: AATBarBarB
Composition year(s)
1988
World premiere
1988-09-25
I-IV: Berlin · Berliner Festwochen · The King's Singers
28.10.1989
V: London · Queen Elisabeth Hall · The King's Singers
27.11.1993
VI: Huddersfield · Huddersfield Festival 1993 · The King's Singers
Movements
I Two Dreams and Little Bat (William Brighty Rands/Lewis Carroll)
II Cuckoo in the Pear-Tree (William Brighty Rands)
III The Alphabet
IV Flying Robert (Heinrich Hoffmann)
V The Lobster Quadrille (Lewis Carroll)
VI A Long, Sad Tale (Lewis Carroll)
Extra title
Six pieces for 6 male voices a cappella
Publisher