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Marsyas Music, 1998.
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General Information
| Work Title
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The Injured Toad
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| Alternative. Title
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With its Side Ripped Open
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| Composer
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Shirley, Nathan
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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INS 19
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 piece
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1998
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| First Publication.
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1998
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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2 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Modern
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| Instrumentation
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piano
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The Injured Toad was composed when I was 16. I had recently discovered the music of Satie and was really intrigued. The Injured Toad is stylistically very much inspired by some of his little oddities, particularly the Gymnopédies. As a teenager I spent a lot of time photographing and videotaping nature, and was especially interested in the strange dramas which unfolded between insects and other small creatures. This little piece depicts the tragic fate of one such animal. The subtitle reads, “with its side ripped open.”
