"If I Were Called a Violin Bow..." - Composition for Soprano, Violin, and Cello - on Poetry of Tatyana Apraksina [FULL SCORE] by Gregory [Grigori] Korchmar; Tatyana Apraksina - 2013

St. Petersburg: Union of Composers, 2013. A truly profound cantata by St. Petersburg composer Grigory Korchmar, with texts by Tatyana Apraksina. Its vocal part is sung in Russian, and the score is accompanied by a laid-in copy of James Manteith's excellent English *singing* translations of the eight poems. CONTENTS: I - Law of notes and numbers; II - I discovered my violin ...; III - A mountain cello ...; IV - The measurement for my love's weight ...; V - Surveying the Provinces, Confucius Calls on Lao Tse; VI - My friends are notes in staffs dividing sheets ...; VII - Fetish; VIII - To the Violinist's Hand. 37 (+6) pages. CONDITION: a bright, securely-bound, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear, unmarked but for the English *singing* translation penciled-in below the Russian words in each song. This beautiful copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.. Assumed First Edition. Coil Binding. Fine. 10" X 13". Music Score.