Dead Elvis is a work for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, double bass and percussion, composed in 1993 by Michael Daugherty, associate professor of music at the University of Michigan. It uses a medieval Latin chant for the Day of Judgment as the principal musical theme and pits two different Elvis Presley images: "the hip, beautiful, genius, thin, rock-and-roll Elvis vs. the vulgar, cheesy, fat, stoned, Las Vegas Elvis." The work was commissioned by Boston Musica Viva and Chuck Ullery, principal bassoonist with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Two soprano clarinets: a B♭ clarinet (left) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... A Fox Products bassoon. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... Michael Daugherty, born in 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is an American composer. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM or U of M) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article or section should be merged with End times and Last judgment The Last Judgement - Tympanum sculpture at the Abbey Church of Ste-Foy, Conques-en-Rouergue, France In Christian eschatology, the Last Judgement is the ethical-judicial trial, judgement, and punishment/reward of individual humans (assignment to heaven... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is an orchestra based in St. ...

External links

• University of Michigan: Dead Elvis

For other music relating to Elvis Presley, see also Dead Elvis, The King & Eye and Jason Morphew's song, "Elvis Was a Mama's Boy" from his 2001 album, Not for the Faint of Heart!. Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Dead Elvis was the first album by British band Death In Vegas. ... The King and Eye by the avant garde band The Residents consists of a series of Elvis Presley songs strung together with a narration exploring what motivated him throughout his career. ... Jason Morphew is a musician who started his career in the late 1990s. ... Not for the Faint of Heart! is an album by Jason Morphew. ...