Flurry Tale is a one-act opera-musical composed by Rusty Magee to a libretto by Billy Aronson and was originated, developed and directed by Grethe Barrett Holby. It is scored for piano, two male voices (tenor and bass) and three female voices (2 sopranos, 1 mezzo-soprano) The comic plot revolves around a young girl, Emma, and her harried father who proclaims his disbelief in Santa Claus and talking snowmen.
Flurry Tale is a one-act opera-musical composed by Rusty Magee to a libretto by Billy Aronson and was originated, developed and directed by Grethe Barrett Holby.
compound
Number=Sing
Flurry
Flurry
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Tale
Tale
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
act
act
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
opera
opera
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
root
Number=Sing
musical
musical
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
compose
composed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Rusty
Rusty
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Magee
Magee
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
libretto
libretto
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Billy
Billy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Aronson
Aronson
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
originate
originated
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
develop
developed
VERB
VBN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
direct
directed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Grethe
Grethe
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Barrett
Barrett
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Holby
Holby
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
It is scored for piano, two male voices (tenor and bass) and three female voices (2 sopranos, 1 mezzo-soprano)
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
score
scored
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
piano
piano
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
male
male
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
voice
voices
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
tenor
tenor
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
bass
bass
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
female
female
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
voice
voices
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2
2
NUM
CD
appos
Number=Plur
soprano
sopranos
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1
1
NUM
CD
conj
Number=Sing
mezzo
mezzo
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
conj
Number=Sing
soprano
soprano
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
The comic plot revolves around a young girl, Emma, and her harried father who proclaims his disbelief in Santa Claus and talking snowmen.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
comic
comic
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
plot
plot
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
revolve
revolves
VERB
VBZ
case
around
around
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
young
young
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
girl
girl
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Emma
Emma
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
harried
harried
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
proclaim
proclaims
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
disbelief
disbelief
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Santa
Santa
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Claus
Claus
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
talk
talking
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
snowmen
snowmen
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.