A Different Drummer is a chamber opera adaptation of Donald Davis's story "A Different Drummer" from his collection Listening for the Crack of Dawn, published by August House. The opera lasts about seventy minutes, and calls for a cast of three and an orchestra of sixteen players. It contains a prologue, epilogue and four scenes in a single act. The score is prefaced by a paper describing the musical strategies employed in setting the story as an opera. Three chapters describe the adaptation from short story to opera, the essential musical elements, and details of the application of the musical elements in each scene of the opera. The libretto is presented in the fourth chapter.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2193 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Friedman, Arnold Jacob |
| Contributors | Mailman, Martin S., Bradetich, Jeff, McTee, Cindy, 1953- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Use restricted to UNT Community, Copyright, Friedman, Arnold Jacob, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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