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Vocal works
These works are fully licensed by Cult of Orpheus Publishing, including all rights for music and text.
The Emerald Tablet
Alchemical cantata in twelve movements
Music: C. A. Corbell
Text: traditional (Latin et al.), tr. C. A. Corbell
Language: English
Voices: Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone
Instrumentation: String Quartet
Recording: on Sacred Works I: The Emerald Tablet (Bandcamp)
Three Poems from Fleurs du Mal (Baudelaire)
“Tristesses de la lune”, “Hymne”, and “Le Vin des Amants”
Music: C. A. Corbell
Text: Charles Baudelaire (public domain)
Language: French
Voices: Soprano, Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto or low Mezzo-Soprano
Instrumentation: none
Recordings: “Hymne” and “Tristeesses de la lune” on Bergerette: Enemmi du Sommeil (Bandcamp)
“Le Vin des Amants” performance on YouTube
Three Sonnets of Edna St. Vincent Millay
“I shall forget you presently”, “Oh, think not I am faithful”, and “Only until this cigarette is ended”
Music: C. A. Corbell
Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay (public domain)
Language: English
Voice: Mezzo-soprano
Instrumentation: Piano
Recordings: demo recording on Soundcloud, live performance on YouTube
Two Sonnets to Orpheus (Rilke)
“Ein Gott vermags” and “O Dieses ist Das Tier”
Music: C. A. Corbell
Text: Rainer Maria Rilke (public domain)
Language: German
Voice: Baritone
Instrumentation: Cello and Classical Guitar
Recording: on Sacred Works I: The Emerald Tablet (Bandcamp)
Vocal works with additional licensing required
The works which follow utilize text under copyright from a third-party publisher. Permission has been obtained for prior performances and recordings of these works; new third-party permission and publishing agreements will be required for new projects.
Love’s Alchemy (Four Sufi Poems)
“It would be me”, “The wind at dawn”, “One body”, “Hundreds of Ways”
Music: C. A. Corbell
Text: Rumi / Pur Bah Jami / Sadi, tr. Fideler & Fideler
Language: English
Voices: Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano or Contralto
Instrumentation: harp, flute, percussion
Recording: on Sacred Works I: The Emerald Tablet (Bandcamp)
Licensing note: text use by limited permission of New World Library, new permission required for performance or recording
Three Songs from The Dhammapada
“Hurry”, “Thoughts”, “The World”
Music: C. A. Corbell
Text: traditional, adapted from tr. by Thomas Byrom
Language: English
Voice: Baritone
Instrumentation: Piano
Recording: on Sacred Works I: The Emerald Tablet (Bandcamp)
Licensing note: text use by limited permission of Penguin/Random House (orig. publisher Shambala Press), new permission required for recording or public performance
Insect Songs (Haiku by Issa)
“Tired of Walking”, “The River”, “In My Ear”, “Trusting My Shoe”, “Please Move”
Music: C. A. Corbell
Text: Issa, tr. Robert Hass
Language: English
Voice: Soprano
Instrumentation: Flute
Licensing note: permission must be obtained from publisher (HarperCollins, for The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, & Issa, Robert Hass tr/ed) for recording or public performance.
Opera
Viva’s Holiday: An Opera in One Act
Music: C. A. Corbell
Libretto: C. A. Corbell and Liv Elise Osthus
Language: English
Voices: Soprano, Mezzo-soprano or Contralto, Tenor, Baritone
Instrumentation: Twelve-piece Chamber Orchestra (2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet,
oboe, horn, trombone, bassoon, percussion)
Recording: Viva’s Holiday: An Opera in One Act (Bandcamp)