# Written on Skin: Vocal Score

- **Brand:** Alfred Music
- **Price:** $48.99
- **Catalog:** alfred
- **Retailer:** alfred
- **Product URL:** https://go.cosimo.shop/r/gAAAAABqVMxuKR7q0LEeJzFf7yAw1EJJP8vXT0qjAb3tuokqivHIX6uVqxKedtH_brcMalZR2_bBYvBbEBwGyX59Fhr8qGZE7B47apy5lahMyTfc5vsaxcBNJ6y12v7AQdLsjOOGmO39FCvnOMutsr5MLRwlIhJB0shBb1dgY-0zMsrDtzQyWJZ4BaZjWn7FIB9KxNvcLzoSb_r2o_nhn4vCxinkawI9_exqcBgS-vDgjtGtgGzXuAoyUM78aYzkQN3XTsNX07cMLI7MuLMtohpqcWkASvXA3QMa6G9WGkwmuF2zNrbB9niBmBQguDjZ7NYXhoszuTMgwx45Q3k3UZFzk7OWPTRyWoxsor75lgARKGWu-GJm-NMZOEkdzZ6MrtFqGM9NxH10SbgEVI2yGzn3c9JLJ0qQmQB_StvugiToTyB6FIRLNeRP1JE5Qzh-5FO_Gr2k92Vd
- **GTIN:** 9780571526727

## Summary

Vocal score for the opera 'Written on Skin' by George Benjamin, featuring text by Martin Crimp, published by Faber Music.

## Description

' . . . Shatter the printing press. Make each new book a precious object written on skin.' (Martin Crimp, extract from Written on Skin) The birth of any opera is a special event. The birth of Written on Skin has been extraordinary. It is once in generation, or even a lifetime, that a new opera receives such unanimous acclaim and so many major performances within its first few years. The US premiere took place on 12 August 2013 at the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music, Boston, MA.

## Categories

- **Categories:** Shipped

## Enrichment

- **Type:** sheet music
- **Type Synonyms:** vocal score, musical score, opera score
- **Tags:** printed, text-based
- **Colors:** maroon
- **Color Families:** Red
- **Category Path:** Media > Sheet Music
- **Music genre:** Opera, Vocal music
- **Canonical Brand:** Alfred Music

## Images

- ![Image 1](https://cdn.octogen.ai/9b2a64a810fa62ecdf8db63b242cdf34/9021f86ad0a92188491aca3812a1b567.png)

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