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Gavin Bryars (Composer) | Joseph Chaikin (Author of original text) | Sam Shepard (Author of original text)
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
soprano, male alto, semi chorus, chorus (SATB) and orchestra
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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
Orchestral Cast
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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Title:
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
Language:
English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1993
Duration:
45 ′
World Premiere:
April 29, 1993 · London (UK)
Royal Festival Hall
Sarah Leonard, soprano; David James, countertenor · Conductor: Simon Joly · BBC Symphony Orchestra · BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus
Royal Festival Hall
Sarah Leonard, soprano; David James, countertenor · Conductor: Simon Joly · BBC Symphony Orchestra · BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus
Technical Details
Product number:
LSL 1262-01
Performances
The War in Heaven
Conductor: Brad Lubman
Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonie
September 23, 2011 |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) , Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ — National Premiere
The War in Heaven
Conductor: Simon Joly
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
April 29, 1993 |
London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Royal Festival Hall — World Premiere
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