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Gavin Bryars (Komponist) | Joseph Chaikin (Dichter:in der Textvorlage) | Sam Shepard (Dichter:in der Textvorlage)
The War in Heaven
for solo soprano and male alto, semi chorus, chorus (SATB) and orchestra
text from Genesis A (7th Century Anglo-Saxon) adapted by Joseph Chaikin and Sam Shepard
Sopran, Altus, Chor (hohe Stimmen), Chor (SATB) und Orchester
Produktdetails
Beschreibung
The War in Heaven is a large-scale cantata for two solo voices (soprano and male alto), half chorus, full chorus and orchestra. The choral text is the opening section of the Old English (approximately 7th century) paraphrase of the first books of the Bible usually called Genesis A, in which the opening lines of the Bible as we know it occur from line 113 onwards.
I use lines 12 to 112 i.e. those lines that precede the Bible proper, a section usually referred to as 'The War in Heaven' which deals with the Fall of the rebellious angels. The solo voices sing, in 20th century English, a setting of a monologue that the American writer Sam Shepard wrote for Joe Chaikin. This also deals with a fallen angel, but in a very different way, and it was the coincidence of its title, The War in Heaven, that gave me the idea of putting the two pieces together. Gavin Bryars
I use lines 12 to 112 i.e. those lines that precede the Bible proper, a section usually referred to as 'The War in Heaven' which deals with the Fall of the rebellious angels. The solo voices sing, in 20th century English, a setting of a monologue that the American writer Sam Shepard wrote for Joe Chaikin. This also deals with a fallen angel, but in a very different way, and it was the coincidence of its title, The War in Heaven, that gave me the idea of putting the two pieces together. Gavin Bryars
Orchesterbesetzung
3(pic).2(ca).2.bcl.2(cbsn)-4.2(flhn).3.1-3perc(2glsp, crot, vib, mar, 3sus cym, sizz cym, 2 tam-t, tub bells, 3 s.d)-hp-str(9.8.6.6.4 minimum,13.12.10.8.6 preferred)
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Titel:
The War in Heaven
for solo soprano and male alto, semi chorus, chorus (SATB) and orchestra
text from Genesis A (7th Century Anglo-Saxon) adapted by Joseph Chaikin and Sam Shepard
Sprache:
Englisch
Ausgabe:
Aufführungsmaterial
Verlag/Label:
Schott Music
Kompositionsjahr:
1993
Spieldauer:
45 ′
Uraufführung:
29. April 1993 · London (UK)
Royal Festival Hall
Sarah Leonard, soprano; David James, countertenor · Musikalische Leitung: Simon Joly · BBC Symphony Orchestra · BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus
Royal Festival Hall
Sarah Leonard, soprano; David James, countertenor · Musikalische Leitung: Simon Joly · BBC Symphony Orchestra · BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus
Technische Details
Bestellnummer:
LSL 1262-01
Aufführungen
The War in Heaven
Musikalische Leitung: Brad Lubman
Orchester: Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonie
23. September 2011 |
Amsterdam (Niederlande) , Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ — nationale Erstaufführung
The War in Heaven
Musikalische Leitung: Simon Joly
Orchester: BBC Symphony Orchestra
29. April 1993 |
London (Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland) , Royal Festival Hall — Uraufführung
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