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Gavin Bryars (Compositeur) | Joseph Chaikin (Auteur du texte original) | Sam Shepard (Auteur du texte original)
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 chouus, chouus (SATB) et orchestre
Détails du produit
Description
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)
Plus d'infos
Titre:
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
Langue:
Anglais
Edition:
Matériel d'exécution
Maison d'édition:
Schott Music Ltd., London
Year of composition:
1993
Durée:
45 ′
Première:
29 avril 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
Détails techniques
Numéro du produit:
LSL 1262-01
représentations
The War in Heaven
Chef d'orchestre: Brad Lubman
Orchestre: Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonie
23 septembre 2011 |
Amsterdam (Pays-Bas) , Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ — Première nationale
The War in Heaven
Chef d'orchestre: Simon Joly
Orchestre: BBC Symphony Orchestra
29 avril 1993 |
London (Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et Irlande du Nord) , Royal Festival Hall — Première mondiale
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