The Green Bird (score)
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"The Green Bird" score is composed and orchestrated by Elliot Goldenthal
for the 1999 musical
of the same name
, directed by long-time Goldenthal collaborator Julie Taymor
; it is an allegorical fairy tale of a royal family's rite of passage after being separated by a wicked grandmother.
The score itself is typical of Goldenthal's style; atonal, sometimes disonant and a balance between theatre, drama and invention. It was, along with the musical itself, well received by critics.
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, and is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways...
for the 1999 musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
of the same name
The Green Bird
The Green Bird is an 18th century commedia dell'arte play by Carlo Gozzi. It has been translated into English by Albert Bermel and Ted Emery and also by John D. Mitchell. The most famous production, directed by Julie Taymor, was first performed on Broadway in 2000.-Plot:The play is set in the...
, directed by long-time Goldenthal collaborator Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song...
; it is an allegorical fairy tale of a royal family's rite of passage after being separated by a wicked grandmother.
The score itself is typical of Goldenthal's style; atonal, sometimes disonant and a balance between theatre, drama and invention. It was, along with the musical itself, well received by critics.
Track listing
- Truffaldino's Sausage Shop (1:15)
- O Greedy People (2:56)
- Tartaglia's Lament (1:52)
- The Bickering (1:02)
- Calmon, King of Statues (2:28)
- Joy to the King (2:14)
- Ninetta's Hope (2:33)
- Renzo and Pompea Duet (2:11)
- Barbarina's Lament (1:48)
- The Waters That Dance (1:26)
- Serpentina's Garden (1:33)
- Under Bustle Funk (1:13)
- Green Bird Descent (2:12)
- The Magic Feather (1:06)
- The King's Lament (solo violin) (0:40)
- Accordions and Palace Rhumba (1:28)
- Prologue (Radio Waves) (2:00)
- Acids and Alkalis (2:28)
- Apple Aria Instrumental (1:35)
- O Foolish Heart (2:19)
Crew/Performers
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and Bruce Turk.
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and Richard Martinez.