Inspired by the writings of Italo Calvino, Paul Dresher's The Tyrant is a solo chamber opera written for tenor and long-time collaborator John Duykers. It depicts the claustrophobic world of a despot who is so afraid of being overthrown that he refuses to leave his throne. Isolated deep within his palace, the Tyrant is forced to experience his kingdom entirely through the medium of sound
D'Arc: woman on fire - Jay Cloidt & Amanda Moody –
Compact Disc
Jay Cloidt and Amanda Moody
$9 USD
Banana Humberto 2000: a concerto for piano and electro-acoustic band –
Banana Humberto 2000
Terry Riley with the Paul Dresher Ensemble Electro-Acoustic Band
$8 USD
The Tyrant - solo chamber opera
$12 USD
Channels Passing - performance parts, chamber septet, Paul Dresher 1981
$30 USD
Channels Passing - chamber septet - Paul Dresher 1981
$20 USD
Blue Diamonds - for solo piano
$20 USD
Guitar Quartet, performance parts
$20 USD
Guitar Quartet - Paul Dresher, 1974-75 Full Score
$16 USD
Casa Vecchia - String Quartet, parts for performance
$40 USD
Casa Vecchia - String Quartet, Full Score
$30 USD
Family Matters - Duo for Cello & Piano, Parts for Performance, Paul Dresher
$45 USD
Family Matters - Duo For Cello & Piano, full score, Paul Dresher, 2014
$35 USD
Slow Fire –
Slow Fire CD
Paul Dresher Ensemble with Rinde Eckert, 1992
$7 USD
Elapsed Time - for Violin & Piano, full score
$35 USD
Elapsed Time - for Violin & Piano, parts for performance
$40 USD
Ravenshead - Double CD of chamber opera –
Ravenshead CD
composed by Steven Mackey, libretto by Rinde Eckert, directed by Tony Taccone
$10 USD
Double Ikat - for Violin, Piano & Percussion - Full Score
$30 USD
Double Ikat - for Violin, Piano & Percussion Parts for Performance
$45 USD
Still, Rise, Fall, Again - Full Score
$35 USD
Still, Rise, Fall, Again - Parts
$50 USD
Unequal Distemperament - Parts
$60 USD
Unequal Distemperament - Full Score
$40 USD
Waterfall - for flute & piano, Full Score
$25 USD
Waterfall - for flute & piano, performance parts
$25 USD
Time Passes - for string quartet, Full Score
$25 USD
Time Passes - string quartet, performance parts
$40 USD
The Tyrant - Full Score - solo chamber opera for tenor & 6 instruments
$75 USD
The Tyrant - Parts - solo chamber opera for tenor & 6 instruments
$130 USD
Two Entwined (2011) for solo piano, score
$20 USD
Concerto for Quadrachord and Orchestra (2012, rev 2013) - score
$100 USD
Power Failure - chamber opera for four singers & electro-acoustic quartet –
Power Failure - 2 CD set
Paul Dresher, composer; Rinde Eckert - librettist
$15 USD
Paul Dresher Ensemble San Francisco, California
We create, produce and tour new works of experimental opera and music theater.
We perform
concerts of contemporary chamber music written by an eclectic group of living composers, usually combining electronic with conventional acoustic instruments.
We collaborate and perform with ground-breaking artists in other disciplines, and with theater and dance companies around the United States.
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