STAR-CHILD : A PARABLE FOR SOPRANO, George Crumb

Star-Child is a piece written in 1977 for orchestra and voices by the American composer George Crumb. Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times said of the work, "Star-Childis sensitive, powerful, full of personality, and it marks a significant step in Mr. Crumb's development. This is big music and even passionate music. In a way, it is a synthesis both of what Mr. Crumb has been doing and of many contemporary techniques. Mr. Crumb has tied everything together, creating a score that transcends any derivations."