Publisher

Protone

Year of Composition

2006

Duration

15'

Instrumentation

Soprano, tenor, baritone, and children's chorus

Categories

Chorus
Opera

Text Writer

Susan L. Roth

Program Note

Libretto available

Using the text from Susan Roth's children's book, this oratorio tells the story of Guido d'Arezzo who discovered a better way than the tradition of learning music by rote. He invented a system of music notation, which, though modified, is still in use today. The music is based on the original Gregorian chant which was the first piece of music Guido notated.

—Victoria Bond

Commission & Premiere Info

Commissioned by the Convitto Nazionale Vittoria Emanuele
Premiered by the Convitto Nazionale Vittoria Emanuele in Arezzo, Italy on December 16, 2006