Description

• Composer: Missy Mazzoli (1980-)
• Instrumentation (this edition): Viola, Electronics
• Originally for: Cello, Electronics
• Work: A Thousand Tongues (2011)
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• Pages: None

Description

For amplified viola and prerecorded electronics. A Thousand Tongues was originally commissioned by cellist and vocalist Jody Redhage. The version for viola was premiered by Nadia Sirota. This piece is a short but intense response to the following text by Stephen Crane: Yes, I have a thousand tongues, / and nine and ninety-nine lie. / Though I strive to use the one, / It will make no melody at my will, / But is dead in my mouth. — Missy Mazzoli