The Swineherd
(for soprano, flute, viola, harp, and percussion)
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The Swineherd was completed in 1980 and is based on the literary fairytale of Hans Christian Andersen. The section entitled Gift was premiered at the L'Academia di Chigiana in the summer of 1979, and the section entitled Revelation was premiered by soloists of the Rome Radio Orchestra in the summer of 1980. The complete work has never been performed.
A high resolution PDF of the score can be downloaded by clicking here. (75 megs) This is a graphic score and should be printed on large paper and trimmed to 21 x 16 inches (or 51 by 41 cm.) It can be read on a medium or large sized desktop monitor if it is rotated to portrait orientation.
A sample page from the score. Click to open the page in full resolution which can be zoomed to see the full detail:
