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Gordon: Green Sneakers

Ricky Ian Gordon

Sale price$42.00
SKU: 411-41121
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Pickup available at Juilliard Store Usually ready in 4 hours

Gordon: Green Sneakers

Juilliard Store

Pickup available, usually ready in 4 hours

144 West 66th Street
New York NY 10023
United States

+12127995000

for Baritone, Empty Chair, String Quartet, and Piano

Ricky Ian Gordon (composer), Ricky Ian Gordon (lyricist)

Instrumentation

  • Solo Baritone
  • Violin 1
  • Violin 2
  • Viola
  • Violoncello
  • Piano

The critically acclaimed Ricky Ian Gordon gives us a work for solo baritone voice with string quartet: Green Sneakers. Grown from a cycle of poems dedicated to the composer’s departed love, Green Sneakers is a raw and touching ode to the life he shared and the process of grief. The string quartet narrates the story as much as the baritone voice, creating a mini-opera, complete with an empty chair, employed as a prop, and a piano played by the singer at the conclusion. According to Gordon, “I suppose I wanted to end the piece with not only a lullaby, but a celebration of what we had together.” String quartet parts are available on rental. Piano-vocal score available separately (411-41120). Dur: 1 hour