The Tibetan Book of the Dead
The Great Liberation Through Hearing
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SKU: PR.411411400
The Great Liberation Through Hearing. Composed by Ricky Ian Gordon. Spiral. Premiered in Rice Theater, Houston, TX. Opera. Score. With Standard notation. Composed 1996. 190 pages. Duration 1 hour, 37 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #411-41140. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.411411400).ISBN 9781598069105. UPC: 680160621712. 9x12 inches.
Based on Jean-Claude van Itallie's play after the Buddhist teachings of the same name, The Tibetan Book of The Dead leads us through the stages we experience after death and our transition into the next life. It is at once a ritual, an oratorio in 17 set numbers, a requiem, a warning, and a theatrically-staged wake. The 8 characters include a baritone ("The Reader" leading the journey towards death, enlightenment, or rebirth), a soprano (first as "The Dying" and then as "The Dead") and another soprano, two mezzos, two tenors, and a bass, who play the various energies, demons, temptations, memories, and deities.