The Pen and the Inkwell and Other Sacred Stories includes five brief tales by Hans Christian Andersen. The format is modeled on Peter and the Wolf; a narrator tells a story with music sometimes underlaying it and sometimes providing illustrative interludes. Barta employs a variety of small instrumental ensembles such as violin, clarinet, and cello, or bassoon and percussion, for instance, to accompany the stories, each of which uses different combination of forces. The tales are not the stories for which Andersen is best ...
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The Pen and the Inkwell and Other Sacred Stories includes five brief tales by Hans Christian Andersen. The format is modeled on Peter and the Wolf; a narrator tells a story with music sometimes underlaying it and sometimes providing illustrative interludes. Barta employs a variety of small instrumental ensembles such as violin, clarinet, and cello, or bassoon and percussion, for instance, to accompany the stories, each of which uses different combination of forces. The tales are not the stories for which Andersen is best known, but primarily have a teaching function and end with a moral. The operative word in the title is "sacred." These stories are intended to illustrate Christian teachings, with an emphasis on encouraging good behavior. The morals have a distinctly Victorian character and in fact are more a reflection of Victorian values than of traditional Christian ethics. The instrumentalists perform the understated music with charm and simplicity. Storyteller Roger Petersen narrates the stories...
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