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Dove

Greed

a deadly sin in six minutes

Opera in One Act

Libretto by April de Angelis

Vocal Score

No. 7666

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JONATHAN DOVE Greed

a deadly sin in six minutes

Libretto by April de Angelis

Vocal Score

EDITION PETERS

NEW YORK

LONDON · FRANKFURT/M. · LEIPZIG ·

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Commissioned by Henrietta Bredin as a parting gift for Peter Jonas (General Director), Mark Elder (Music Director) and David Pountney (Director of Productions), English National Opera.

First performance on 13th June 1993, Great Hall, Lincoln’s Inn, London.

This score reflects the state of editorial work and correction as of June 2007

JONATHAN DOVE

Greed

a deadly sin in six minutes

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Libretto by April de Angelis

Cast

Woman Soprano

First Tourist Mezzo-soprano

Second Tourist Tenor

Third Tourist Bass

Instrumentation

Piano 2 Violins Viola Cello

Duration c.6 minutes

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Greed

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Enter three tourists with cameras,

            Fast q. = 140 Edition Peters No. 7666 Music © Copyright 2002 (this edition) by Hinrichsen Edition, Peters Edition Limited, London Libretto © Copyright 1993 by April de Angelis

April

Music

Words by

de Angelis

by Jonathan Dove

Woman

tourist

tourist Piano   

deadly sin in six minutes

1st

2nd

3rd

snapping     2nd TOURIST    Hey,   look!                                                                  f energetic                                                                                  4 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.   1st TOURIST  Oh,    get   this!          Su  per.       3rd TOURIST  Di   vine.                                                                                                 

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7 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.    hushed Mar     vel   -lous.           hushed Mar     vel   -lous.         In   cre -di-ble.    hushed Mar    vel   -lous.       A   gem.                                     p                                                                      11 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.   Au   then  -tic.    Love  ly.        Quaint     ex   qui-site.     Marvell-ous.      A   gem.   Gor  geous.                                                                                                2

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14 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.     Di   vine.   An   tique.       Di   vine.      Per   fec  -tion.      Love   ly.   Yummy.      Love   ly.  mf                                                                                                                                  17 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.   An   tique.       Per   fec  -tion.        Per   fec  -tion.   Yummy.     Yummy.                                                                                3

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-tion.

19 1st t.

t.    

 



    An   tique,   an   tique,      Yummy.     An   tique,  an   tique,       Au   then-tic!   Au   then-tic!   Au                                                                                  21           1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.     an   tique.   Gor f   geous,   di    an   tique.   Gor f geous,    di   thentic,-authen    -tic!    Gor f  geous,   di                       f                                                           f                                              4

2nd

3rd

Per

fec

23 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.  vine!     Gor   geous,   di   vine!       Gor geous,    di   vine!    Gor   geous, di                                                                                                                                                        25             W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.     vine!     Ex   quisite-perfec      -tion!      vine!     Ex   quisite-perfec      -tion!         vine!    Ex   quisite-perfec      -tion!                                                                                                                                                                 5

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2nd t.

3rd t.

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That's

          Slower q = 80 27 W.

 

woman with pot      hushed 

 

 

 



      



 

  

  great.     p                                  31             W.

2nd t. 3rd t.    WOMAN

   

  water.      

    round  thing. 

    Wow.       Primi-tive.    Yeah?     Wow.       Ethnic.  

  

   Hey,   real   ly?                              36       W.    EverymorningI     getwater-from     thewell.    I                                                                   6

Enter

God.

beau

ti-ful.

hushed

Hey,

look!

1st t.

It'sapot.

For

Akindof

Yeah?

Wow.

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        She   painted    - the      (to each other)  pp Her   mother-made   thepot.       She   pain      pp Her   mother-madethepot.         She      pp Her   mother-made   thepot.                                              6 6 6                                     51 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.   ri   vers   withherfin    gers.   poco

 To    ted  therivers      withherfin    gers.      painted    - theriv     ers   withherfin    gers.    pp  She   painted    - therivers     withherfin    gers.                                                                  8

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54 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.   wish    the  pot  fullof      to  wish    the      p to  wish      p to  wish                                                    66 56 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.   wa  ter,  - fullofwa    ter.    pot  fullofwa    ter,  fullofwa    ter.     the  pot  fullofwa    ter    the  pot  fullofwa    ter                                                                               6 66 6 6 6 6 9 issuu version for perusal only

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It's

Herhandssmoothedit.

andused.

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      

Notlikethat.

    Just  

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 

       It's pp unique.       Wow.  

   

    It's pp unique.       pp                 63                         W.

t.   I  useit.   

        It's pp unique.        It's pp unique.       It's pp unique.   

  have smoothed    it.       pp                            67 W.    Inourvil   lage-sometimes    rains  fail.  The   earth  dries,     p                                                              10

unique.

think

it'sbeenused

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

   ther-fedus    

  

                                                                       74 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.    She   died.     Real Sotto voce ly.   How   dreadful.   How   aw  ful  andwhatanin    ter -es-ting       Real Sotto voce ly.   How   dreadful.   How   aw  ful  andwhatanin    ter -es-ting      Real Sotto voce ly.   How   dreadful.   How   aw  ful  andwhatanin    ter -es-ting                      77             W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.    She   3 leftmethispot.      Good   bye.  I   mustbeonmyway.           3   story.   ppp  It'sunique.           story.   ppp  It'sunique.          story.   ppp  It'sunique.                p                  ppp                      11

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Oneyearmymo

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Andshegrewsick.

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t.      How   much?           Wait!    How   much?         mf                                      85 2nd t. 3rd t.    Icanpay    a   lot.         Forthepot.         How                                         p                         87 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.     No,   no.   Not   this.   No,       A   price?             A   price?        much?                      mf                                                               12

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90 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.  no,  not   this.        She's   hag  gling.      Please  con       Please  con       She's   hag  gling.    Please  con                                                 p                         93 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.    Ne  ver.      si der.     Con   si  - der.       si der.     Con   si  - der.      si der.     Con   si  -der.      A   price.                              pp                               f                         13

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96 W. 2nd t. 3rd t.    Ten   pounds!         Ten   pounds.          She's   wa  ve   -ring.                                                             f              mf             99 W. 1st t.   Ten  pounds...    No,   no,  no,   no,   no,   no,      She's   wa  ve   -ring.                                   f                                                            102 W.   no,   no.    Some   things   are   for   the                                                              14

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         Twen  ty   -pounds.   Go   on.     Twen  ty   -pounds,  then.        The   what?             mf                                                                107 W. 2nd t.  No.           Lis  ten.      I've  been   trav'   lling,                                f                                                              110 2nd t.   trav'  lling.       I   want  some  thing.        To                                                                                                             15 issuu version for perusal only

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113       2nd t.   find   some  thing.       Areal     thing.     A  me                                                                                           p                     116                   2nd t.   men  to  toshow,    areal     thing.     A  me   men  -to   to   show.                                                                                      Faster q = 160 119             W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.   No,  no.   Now   Imustgo.     My   childisill.        Her   child!        Somethingreal...        Her   child?     f                                                           16

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Youneedmedi

sn't-she?

122          

   My   child  hasafe   ver.     

      

W. 1st t. 2nd t.

 

                                                            125                                     W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.    That's   true.      Just  think  what  twen  ty  -pounds  could      Just  think  what  twen  ty  -pounds  could     Andgoodfood.     Just  think  what  twen  ty  -pounds  could                                                              17

cine.Doe

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   q = q.         do!         Just   think  what   twen  ty   -pounds  could   do!      do!        Just   think  what   twen  ty   -pounds  could     do!          Just   think  what   twen  ty          ff                                                                                      136 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.  Whatitcoulddo.       Whatitcoulddo.          Just   think  what   twen  ty   -pounds  could   do.      Just   think  what   twen  ty    do!      Just   think  what   twen  ty   -pounds  could   do.      Just   think  what    pounds  could   do!     Just   think  what   twen  ty   -pounds  could   do.     Just                                                                                                      18

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Some

pounds

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do.

twen

think

Some pp thing-forme.

Some

thing

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you.

thing

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you.

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what

twen

Some pp thing-forme.

Some

thing

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thing

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you.

141 W. 1st t.

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    



  



 

   

     



   



 



   

    

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  



 



  

     

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                                p        146 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.      f     pp Something-forme.       Some  thing  -for       f    pp Something-forme.      Some  thing  -for        f     pp

     Some  thing  -for       f     pp Something-forme.       Some  thing  -for                                                   f  19

Something-forme.

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you.

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         

pp thing-forme.      

        

pp thing-forme.        

      

pp thing-forme.       

       

pp thing-forme.        p                                   f                                  156 W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t. 

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 -for   you.            

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 thing  -for    you.        

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                                                                                         20

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Something-forme.

Something-for me.

Something-forme.

Something-for

Something-foryou.

Something-forme.

Something-for

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ff thing-forme.

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Some ff thing-forme.

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  ff                    164                         W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.  Something-forme.   Some ff  thing   - for   me.   me.  Something-for... Some ff   thing  - for  me.     Something-forme.   Some ff  thing   - for   me.   me.   Something-for...Some ff   thing   - for   me.    ff                                                                                                               21

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168                                                 W. 1st t.

t.         Some ff   thing   - for           Some ff   thing   - for            Some ff   thing   - for           Some ff  thing   - for                                                 ff                                                                                                          172                                     W. 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.  me.      Some ff   me.       Some ff    me.         Some ff   me.      Some ff                                                                    ff                                                              22

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 It pp looksfa     ded 

      It pp looksfa     ded  inthelight.       It pp looksfa   ded   inthelight.        pp                   p        189 1st t. 2nd t. 3rd t.    Fa   ded.      Fa   ded.     Fa ded.                                   p           April 1993  24

inthelight.

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Jonathan Dove studied composition with Robin Holloway at Cambridge and worked as a freelance repetiteur, animateur and arranger. His first major projects came via Glyndebourne, including his breakthrough commission, the opera Flight, for Glyndebourne Touring Opera. Other operatic works include The Adventures of Pinocchio, Swanhunter, children’s opera The Hackney Chronicles, When She Died – examining the response to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales – and Man on the Moon. Works for orchestra include the trombone concerto Stargazer, and Moonlight Revels for trumpet and saxophone. Dove was presented with the Ivor Novello Award for Classical Music in 2008, and in 2010 A Song of Joys opened the Last Night of the Proms.

Jonathan Dove studierte bei Robin Holloway an der Universität Cambridge Komposition und arbeitete als freischaffender Korrepetitor und Arrangeur. Erste größere Werke entstanden in Zusammenarbeit mit dem englischen Glyndebourne Festival, darunter die Oper Flight – ein Auftragswerk der Glyndebourne Touring Opera, das ihm zum Durchbruch verhalf. Sein Opernschaffen umfasst außerdem The Adventures of Pinocchio, Swanhunter, die Kinderoper The Hackney Chronicles, When She Died – das die Reaktionen auf den Tod von Prinzessin Diana beleuchtet – sowie Man on the Moon. Zu seinen Orchesterwerken zählen das Posaunenkonzert Stargazer sowie Moonlight Revels für Trompete und Saxofon. 2008 erhielt Dove den Ivor Novello Award für klassische Musik, und 2010 bildete A Song of Joys den Auftakt zur „Last Night of the Proms“.