Meet the Composer
MTC's Commissioning History
Pine Eyes
Martin Bresnick, photo by Marc Ostow
Composer:
Martin Bresnick
Commissioner:
Zeitgeist
Commissioner:
Arizona State University
Commissioner:
Walker Art Center
Commissioner:
New Music New Haven
Year Completed:
1999
Premiere Date:
01/12/1999
Premiere Venue:
Unity Church Based on Collodi's classic The Adventures of Pinocchio, this work explores the special character of Pinocchio's story, that of a poor wooden puppet who through a series of vivid adventures comes to learn and later embody the ambivalence of the human condition.
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Genre:
Chamber
Instrumentation:
Piano, Clarinet, Percussion (2 players), Narrator
Program:
Commissioning Music/USA 