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Satires (SATB Madrigal Group A Cappella). By William Bolcom. For Choral (SATTB A CAPPELLA). E.B. Marks. 48 pages. Published by Edward B. Marks Music.
William Bolcom composed both words and music for these “urban madrigals,” written for The Western Wind a cappella group in 1970. Each madrigal depicts a slice of New York City life in the early 1970's, by turns comic, theatrical, bittersweet, haunting, and satirical. Movements: The Movie Queue * The Maternity Ward * Late, Late Show * The Funeral-Marriage * The Secret of the Universe * The University* and The Subway Beggar. For SSATBar or SSACtBar a cappella. Advanced Level.