Inspired by the story of a foreigner in the Netherlands
a 30-minute chamber opera by Anne Ku
Premiere: Monday 2 June 2008 at 20:00, final exam in composition, K&W building, main concert hall
| Overture | What I Miss | It Takes... | Transition | Invitation | I Want... | Dames en Heren | Ham or Cheese | |
| piano/vocal reduction | 9 page PDF | 15 page PDF | 172 kB, 7 page PDF | |||||
| orchestral/conductor | 328 kB, 21 pages | 156 kB, 6 pages | 340 kB, 24 pages | 128 kB, 6 pages | 280 kB, 20 pages | 392 kB, 20 pages | 464 kB, 24 pages | 288 kB, 16 pages |
| alto | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| soprano | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| choir | X | X | X | |||||
| flute | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| oboe | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| clarinet in Bb, A | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| bassoon | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| French horn | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| harp | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| piano | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| violins | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| cello | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| double bass | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Title | Instrumentation | Full score (PDF) | Audio (MP3) | Duration |
| Libretto | synopsis, titles, durations, lyrics | 4 page PDF | ||
| 1. Overture | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, harp, piano, violins, cello, double bass | 328kB, 21 pages | 2'54" | |
| 2. What I Miss | alto solo; clarinet, harp, cello | 156kB, 6 pages | 2'59" | |
| 3. It Takes Getting Used To | alto, soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, harp, violins, cello, double bass | 340kB, 24 pages | 3'58" | |
| 4. Transition to Invitation to Amsterdam | bassoon, French horn, harp, cello, double bass | 128 kB, 6 pages | 1'35" | |
| 5. Invitation to Amsterdam | alto, soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, harp, violins, cello, double bass | 280 kB, 20 pages | 3'02" | |
| 6. I Want Something Hot | choir; flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, harp, piano, violins, cello, double bass | 392 kB, 20 pages | 3'18" | |
| 7. Dames en Heren | soprano, choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, harp, piano, violins, cello, double bass | 464 kB, 24 pages | 5'03" | |
| 8. Ham or Cheese | alto, soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, harp, piano, violins, cello, double bass, choir at end | 288 kB, 16 pages | 3'14" |
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