Work
mmy ffirrsstt llove
for baritone, two flutes, violin and cello
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About
"mmy ffirrsstt llovve" is a true story about a first marriage at an early age. The story recalls events during the marriage, and a lifetime of emotional aftermath. The music is programmatic, with distinct motifs attached to each emotion, person, and event. The song is loosely comprised of eleven sections: beginning with the optimism of young adulthood, progressing to falling in love, the marriage, shifting to New York, life in New York, difficulties creeping in, a nervous breakdown, splitting up, ten years on, then twenty years on, with the resolution taking place in New Zealand.
Contents note
A monodrama
Text note
Text by Daniel Stabler (composer)
Performance history
Performed by David Griffiths (Baritone), Lorna Wright and Katie Walsham (Flutes), William Hanfling (Violin) and James Tennant (Cello), Conducted by Peter Scholes. Available on Stabler: mmy ffirsstt Llovve; CD