The Little Match Girl - (1994)  YR1512

Gary Bachlund

After a story by Hans Christian Andersen

 

For lyric soprano (Match Girl) and chamber ensemble.  (circa 12")  

 

 

Read the libretto....

 

Also in German translation by Annette Zühlke: Das kleine Mädchen mit den Streichhölzern.

 

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This famous fable tells of the poor little girl who must sell her few matches on a cold winter's night. To keep warm, she lights them while thinking wonderful dreams, and eventually dies in the street.

 

The other three one-act operas in the Four Fables are:

 

Prelude to a Fable - (1994)   YR1511 

 

The Emperor's New Clothes - (1994)   YR1514

 

A Love Charm - (1994)    YR1513

 

These Four Fables based on stories of Andersen all share the same chamber orchestration:
Nine players: flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, harpsichord, piano, first and second violins, viola, violoncello..

 

This score is available from Yelton Rhodes Music, Los Angeles, California