Lysistrata and the war

By Robert Fink

Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vocal scores with piano, Songs and music, Operas

Description: Lysistrata and the War -- Complete musical score This book is the complete musical score (music & lyrics) of an opera written by Bob Fink in 1967. It's in the general musical style of the classical era, e.g., Mozart-like. The story is an adaptation of the play by ancient Greek writer Aristophanes, set in ancient Greece, but referencing modern times and wars. The simple change of any character's name(s) can update the opera, in order to aim its satire toward current unjustified greed-motivated wars. One such update, after Lyndon Johnson ceased to be president, was to re-name one of the opera's characters "SonuvaBush." The words, lyrics, plot and music remained the same. An appendix allows for small-scale productions, or grand style ones. The composer, as a student at Wayne State University, wrote the opera to protest the war in Vietnam, but shortly before its 1968 debut, the university's opera director increasingly feared controversy from the opera's content, and the opera was cancelled. See also: http://www.greenwych.ca/lz-story.htm (newsclip) http://www.greenwych.ca/lzlogo3.htm http://www.greenwych.ca/synopsis.htm http://www.greenwych.ca/vietnam.htm Sample of the music: http://www.greenwych.ca/lz-final.mp3 Other of the music in the opera since 1968 had found its way into Cassette and CDs as intrumental pieces, some of which can be found at: http://www.greenwych.ca/musicmid.htm The hardcover versions of the score are for sale to libraries only, but a softcover version is available, as well as individual sheet-music of the various separate pieces in the opera. A separate "Libretto" booklet of the opera is also available as a play. More info: Contact the composer: green at webster.sk.ca or contact the publisher: Greenwich, same e-mail.