VWV 50 · Solo Vocal · 2026 ·
The Astronomer's Aria
Mad Scene
- Catalogue
- VWV 50
- Form
- Mad Scene
- Scoring
- Baritone & piano
- Composed
- 2026
- Duration
- 6:25
A rare baritone mad scene depicting an astronomer who has stared too long into the dark and now converses with the stars as intimates. The line fractures between lucid arioso and unhinged coloratura-shadow over a destabilised, vertiginous orchestra.
From Art Songs & Arias · NV-003
Performance materials +
- Forces
- Baritone & piano
- Tessitura
- Baritone (G2–F4); soprano (C4–B5) where indicated
- Materials
- Voice & piano score
- Availability
- On sale · Voss Editions
- Grade
- Intermediate–Advanced — recital
- ISMN
- 979-0-706050-350-6
