Peter Hammill - 3. Architecture

From the opera, The Fall Of The House Of Usher. This is from the 1999 re-release, “The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Deconstructed & Rebuilt)“. The original 1991 release, under Some Bizzare Records, contained drum parts. When Hammill regained rights to the opera, he removed the drum parts and added string parts, played by Stuart Gordon on violin. Music by Peter Hammill Libretto by Chris Judge Smith The House - Peter Hammill Roderick Usher - Peter Hammill Madeline Usher - Lene Lovich Montresor - Andy Bell The Herbalist - Herbert Grönemeyer Chorus - Sarah Jane Morris --------------------------------------- THE HOUSE: House. Wet Vaults. Caissons. We breathe... Undercroft. Abutments. Stones. Wood. Breathe... Buttresses. Bressumers. Spandrels. We Breathe... Columns and Pillars. Shafts. Arches. Capitals. Breathe.... We breathe. We are waiting. We rise. We are waiting. We are Usher. House of Usher. Pilasters. Quoins. Piers. Spandrels and columns that shaft through the years. House of Usher. Wainscots. Stairs. Balusters. Cusps and Cornices. Spandrels and Columns the capital years. House of Usher. We breathe. We are waiting We rise. We are waiting. We are Usher. House of Usher. Beams. Corbels. Joists. Kingposts. Copings and Chimney-shafts. Ridge-ribs. Struts. Stanchions. Parapets. Pediments. Mansards and Gargoyles. The eaves. The dripping eaves... Cupola. Finials. Gables. Tiles. Lead... We breathe. We are waiting. We rise. We are waiting. We are Usher. House of Usher. We are Keystone. We are Usher.