{"product_id":"moore-scenes-from-the-life-of-a-martyr-vocal-score","title":"Moore: Scenes from the Life of a Martyr (Vocal Score)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page-title-wrapper product\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"instrumentation-subtitle\"\u003efor SATB Chorus, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Soloists, and Narrator\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extra-composer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-composer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"composer-info-minimize\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"composer-name\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Undine Smith Moore \u003cspan class=\"composer-role\"\u003e(composer)\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"composer-name\"\u003eDonald Rauscher\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"composer-role\"\u003e(orchestrator)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"instrumentation-section-245664\" class=\"product-extra-instrumentation\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-instrumentation\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"instrumentation-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"instrumentation-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoprano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTenor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoprano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTenor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis epic work is is a musical depiction of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life: from birth, to adolescence, to adulthood, to his marriage to Coretta Scott, to his missionary work, to his assassination and finally to his afterlife. Scored for SATB Chorus, four vocal soloists, narrator, and orchestra, the 40-minute piece consists of 16 movements. This is the first engraved edition of the vocal score with piano reduction. Undine Moore became the first African American woman composer to earn a Pulitzer Prize nomination for the original orchestra score. Moore drew the text from various sources, including the Bible and spiritual songs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile the piece does not follow any particular form or structure, the musical styles change from beginning to end, corresponding to King’s growth. The piece starts with settings of spirituals (representing his mother singing to him), very straightforward and accessible. Once the piece moves into King’s adulthood, styles change and become more individualistic, more personal for the composer, and more idiomatic of 20th century styles, particularly in terms of its harmonic vocabulary and orchestration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CARL FISCHER\/PRESSER - 8258","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50173084598558,"sku":"VS7","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/3598\/1393\/files\/moore.jpg?v=1758744682","url":"https:\/\/juilliardstore.com\/products\/moore-scenes-from-the-life-of-a-martyr-vocal-score","provider":"Juilliard Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}