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The Four Accordionists of the Apocalypse

by Sofia Chapman

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Brunhilde: At last, my hero! (sings) You have saved me from these foul flames of fate. Siegfried: Didn’t realise that I could be a hero. Brunhilde: Will you hold me? I think it’s close to zero. Siegfried: I’ll protect you, and possibly control you.
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Brunhilde: Siggie, Siegfried: Yes? Brunhilde: What has happened to our flat? Siegfried: I sold it. Brunhilde: And our bed, and all our things? Siegfried: You get more for furnished flats. Brunhilde: What does this mean? Siegfried: I have bought a piano. Brunhilde: At least you kept this framed photo of us. Siegfried: I couldn't get anything for it. Brunhilde: But the flat wasn't yours to sell! Siegfried: Oh yes that's right! We were renting! ... I think we'd... I think we'd better split... Brunhilde: The express train to Frankfurt leaves at about 5.43... Siegfried: I think there's enough left for a ticket... Brunhilde: Will there be enough for me? Brunhilde and Siegfried: Will there be enough for two? Siegfried: I think there's enough for you.
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Andante 02:22
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Family Fugue 01:57
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Brunhilde: (sings, types in rhythm) I hate being the woman waiting for the husband to come home from the pub I stereotype her implicitly as I type her The stereo silent in the background but in fact I am her waiting in silence boring of boredom, tiring of tiredness others like me are out there now who have come home and found no man Disappointment, the undecided phrase disappointment, the head turned to the side disappointment, turned half-heartedly to hide. A possibility of tears in the afternoon the days becoming shorter again, after a blissful period of length. Therefore I sit before my typewriter I've left my creations on the desk for him, like dead mice He may show no more interest than if they were. (speaks) I'm not leaving this on the desk for him to scorn. I’m taking it to the streets!
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Apocrypha 01:15
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Nota Bene 02:07
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Frigg: Uninvited Guests and unrequited. Pain shall strike womb and thighs, payment for your white lies I'll crank up fertility and pour you cups of maternity- worship me! Worship me, worship me!
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Woden: Siegfried, somewhere you must have an urge to destroy, if only to defend your music from those accordionists. Siegfried: (sings) This song is called, ‘Not for accordions’. Woden (in disguise as Fred) Good one. Siegfried: Not for accordions. Not one, not two, not three, not four accordions. (Speaks) There are accordionists out there. I can hear them on the hillside. One by one the bellows start, winds billow with increasing force. The pale accordion of Death, the red accordion of War, the black accordion of Pestilence and the white accordion of Conquest. They swoop, attacking me with my own music, they bring on the Apocalypse! I must stop them before it's too late!
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Second Wind 00:45
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Apocalypso 01:04
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Für Brunnie 01:19
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Brunhilde: I was a Valkyrie, choosing the slain from the battlefields. My Valkyries, come to me, help me divorce this man from my mind and show all men their folly! (Sings) My companions, my Valkyries, time for revenge, revenge upon men!
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Candida: Well now I really used to be a terrific midwife, but no-one's giving birth, what do I do with my life? I met this chick named Vita, she said ‘Give this a squeeze’ and with a bit of coaching I can play it with ease! now sign the coffee petition- You can lose your inhibitions Send your sperm on a mission before you make an appointment with your obstetrician, Sign the coffee petition! How will you cope with those late night feeds? What other drink can satisfy your needs? Sign the coffee petition. Sign it!
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Frigg: And that’s why Wednesdays were when I always worshipped him. I made him mountains, oceans, fjords and heather. And then on Fridays he said, now let me worship you, I’ll light the sun, I’ll bathe you in fair weather. Master and mistress of all the world, the land, the sea...
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Morendo 01:32
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Frigg, Goddess of Fertility, feels she’s no longer worshipped and auditions accordionists for an Apocalypse to regain control, yet fears a ‘Twilight of the Gods’. Should she get Apocalypse insurance?
This album features original music from the award-winning La Mama production of 2012, including live scenes.
'Writer and composer Sofia Chapman... manages to shed light on current issues in today's society via a musical comedy approach. Life's turmoils and humanity's weaknesses are addressed while adorned with lovely accordion music and wicked humorous zingers... Actress Zulya Kamalova (Frigg, Goddess of Fertility) delivered a very believable 'woman scorned' and 'Goddess diva' interpretation... and Isabel Hertaeg (Brunhilde Bloch) shook the house with her thunderous vocal skills... The Four Accordionists of the Apocalypse is an unusual and very funny play, poking fun at the end of the world through Norse Mythology one accordion note at a time.'
Gordana Andjelic-Davila, Australian Stage

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released April 30, 2020

Composed by Sofia Chapman. Performed by Sofia Chapman, Isabel Hertaeg, Carl Pannuzzo and Zulya Kamalova. Recorded by Kirri Büchler, Martin Tucker and Sofia Chapman, edited by Kirri Büchler and Sofia Chapman.

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Sofia Chapman Melbourne, Australia

Sofia Chapman completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Modern Languages at the University of Tasmania and was an award-winning pianist before running away with the piano accordion to play on a theatre barge on the Rhône, Avignon, France. Sofia returned to Australia to study playwriting and is now a professional accordionist with the band Vardos. ... more

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