Justine Aronson (the lamb), Scott Graff(the wolf) and Rachel Beetz in the world premiere of Tyrant

Jason V. Barabba
Tyrant
A micro-opera based on Aesop’s The Wolf and The Lamb
For Soprano, Baritone, Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello
Tyrant
A Micro-opera by Jason V. Barabba
Libretto by Jason V. Barabba and Annie Jankowski after The Wolf and the Lamb by Aesop
For Soprano, Baritone, Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello
For staged performances of this work, you must contact the composer to arrange for grand rights.

Performance Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Performance Notes:

The “X” here indicates no meter,

with approximate per-measure times.

In the flute part this indicates key-slap with the

embouchure hole covered and stopped with the
tongue. Sounds an octave lower

In the strings, indicates an artificial gliss up as high

as possible on one string.

In the strings, indicates a regular note gliss up as

high as possible on one string.

In the flute, indicates tongue pizz with key clicks.

Figures in boxes are repeated ad lib for the length

of the measure, or the length of the thick line.

This material is covered by copyright law. Please do not duplicate without the composer’s
permission. Please send copies of any programs or performance notifications to
jason@jasonbarabba.com.

Tyrant is registered with ASCAP for unstaged concert performances

© 2017 – Jason V. Barabba
jason@jasonbarabba.com
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