Bernstein, Leonard - The Lark

The Lark - French Choruses

In 1955, while in the midst of working on a musical version of Voltaires Candide with the distinguished American playwright Lillian Hellman, Leonard Bernstein composed French and Latin choruses as incidental music to the play The Lark adapted by Miss Hellman from the original French version by Jean Anouilh. Since the drama was about the of Joan of Arc, Bernstein&rsquo:s music was deliberately evocative of that Saint&rsquo:s medieval era.

Instrumentation: Mixed Choir Or 7 Soloists (SSMezTTBB) A Cappella, Percussion Ad Libitum
Binding: Saddle stitching
Language: French
Edition Type: choral score
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, New York
Composition: 1955
Duration: 11
ISMN: M-051-32150-6
ISBN: 979-0-051-32150-6

Contents

• Spring Song
• Court Song
• Soldiers Song