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VWV 64 · Duet · 2025 ·

The Muse Departs

Dramatic Dialogue — with Isabella Laurent

Catalogue
VWV 64
Form
Dramatic Dialogue
Scoring
Baritone, soprano & orchestra
Composed
2025
Duration
7:52

A composer and his muse at the moment she announces she is leaving him for good, taking his music with her. He bargains, rages, and finally lets her go in the very melody she inspired — the duet dramatising the bitter trade of love for art.

From The Laurent Duets · NV-009

Performance materials +
Forces
Baritone, soprano & orchestra
Tessitura
Baritone solo (G2–F4)
Materials
Full score, Study score, Set of orchestral parts
Availability
On hire · Voss Editions
Grade
Advanced — professional ensemble
ISMN
979-0-706064-448-2
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