Suite from Vinegar Tom
Clarinet Solo - Digital Sheet Music

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Instruments
Piano
Clarinet Solo
Genres
Contemporary
21st Century
Series
ArrangeMe
ArrangeMe
Geoffrey Peterson
Formats
Score and Part
Part
Item Types
Digital
Levels
Late Intermediate
Musical Forms
Suite
Usages
School and Community
Clarinet,Piano - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.942965

Composed by Geoffrey Peterson. Contemporary. Score and part. 25 pages. Geoffrey Peterson #5988371. Published by Geoffrey Peterson (A0.942965).

"I wanted to write a play about witches with no witches in it; a play not about evil, hysteria and possession by the devil but about poverty, humiliation and prejudice, and how the women accused of witchcraft saw themselves."
 
In the pioneering feminist play "Vinegar Tom", premiered in 1976, British dramatist Caryl Churchill portrays the oppression and humiliation of a group of women accused of witchcraft in 17th century England. Churchill uses the device of epic theater, notably used by German playwright Bertolt Brecht and others beginning in the early 20th century, by including seven original songs written by her and set to music composed by a member of the original cast. The inclusion of the songs performed by the actors in contemporary dress is used to break the imaginary fourth wall dramatic convention separating the performers from the audience by speaking directly to them. This enhances the play’s narrative of misogyny, repression and intolerance.

In the late 1990s, I was asked to set Churchill’s song lyrics to new music, as well as to compose incidental music for a production in 2000 at the Theatre School at DePaul University. The original instrumental accompaniment for the songs I had written for the play was for cello and piano. Though, because the songs are quite lyrical, I found they worked especially well for clarinet. The "Suite from Vinegar Tom" is a rewarding and approachable work and is particularly suitable for recitals.
 
Movements: I. Introduction II. Nobody Sings III. Interlude (Waltz) IV. Something to Burn V. If Everybody Worked As Hard As Me VI. If You Float VII. From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee VIII. Interlude (Polka) IX. Evil Women (Grand Chorus).

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