Music Text
Libretto by J. D. McClatchy and Thomas Meehan, based on the novel by George Orwell (E)
Scoring
2S,M,2T,Bar,2B; singer; barbershop quartet; mixed chorus; children's chorus;
3(II=afl,II,III=picc).2.corA.3(II=Ebcl,III=bcl).2(II=dbn)-4.3.2(II=ttuba).btrbn.1-timp.perc(4-5)-harp-kbd-cel-strings; soundtrack;
On-stage: fln-acc-upright piano;
Off-stage: asax-acc;
Version for mid-size orchestra arranged by Norbert Biermann: 2(I,II=picc,I=afl).2(II=corA).2(I=Ebcl,II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-2.2.1.1-timp.perc(3-4)-harp-2synth-strings; on-stage:asax-fln-pft-acc-BD
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Publisher
B&B
Territory
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for the world.
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