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A Child in the House of the Storyteller

Copyright: 1989

A Child in the House of the Storyteller (1989) is based upon a story written by the composer's sister, Susan Bernofsky. In the story, a young girl finds herself in an Alice-in-Wonderland-style fantasy, an endlessly large house filled with one strange scene after another, which she explores over the course of the story. The piece was originally written as a string quartet with a "hidden" program, and at the suggestion of curious audience members, a narrator was later added. The composer uses a wide palette of string techniques, including non-vibrato, bowed and plucked glissandi, ponticello, and knocking on the body of the instrument (in this case, in imitation of a clock).

A Child in the House of the Storyteller
full length piece (14:38) Real Audio format (7.6MB)
full length piece (14:38) MP3 format (13.7MB)

Performers
Lauren Bernofsky and David Santucci, violins
Andrew Cahoon, viola
Benjamin Myers, cello
Te Oti Rakena, narrator
Recorded live in 1991 at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory


(requires RealPlayer 8 Basic -- a free download)

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