Xenakis, Iannis: Oresteia (1965-66,rev.69,87,89) 50'
Category: music theatre
Scoring
Solo Bar; mixed chorus (18 men and 18 women, or multiples thereof) doubling perc: wood simantras/metal simantras/whips/sirens/ metal sheets/maracas; children's chorus 1(=picc).1.0.Ebcl.dbcl.0.dbn-1.1(=picc.tpt).1.1-perc(2):2timp/ 2bongos/SD/very large BD/2wdbl/2lion's roar/2gongs(large and small)/ 2tamb (without jingles)/whip/4tom-t/2nylon brushes (long bristles)/ 2maracas/large thunder-sheet/glock-vlc(amplified if necessary) Orchestra (except percussionists) doubling perc:tgls/tambs (of varying pitch, without jingles)/sirens/glass chimes/whips/metal sheets/ lion's roars/rattles Audience plays metal simantras
Performances of Oresteia should include Kassandra (1987) for baritone, psalterium and solo percussion (15 minutes), and La Déesse Athena (1992) for baritone and twelve instruments (9 minutes). Both additional scores are available from Editions Salabert.
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Category: music theatre
Scoring
Solo Bar; mixed chorus (18 men and 18 women, or multiples thereof) doubling perc: wood simantras/metal simantras/whips/sirens/ metal sheets/maracas; children's chorus 1(=picc).1.0.Ebcl.dbcl.0.dbn-1.1(=picc.tpt).1.1-perc(2):2timp/ 2bongos/SD/very large BD/2wdbl/2lion's roar/2gongs(large and small)/ 2tamb (without jingles)/whip/4tom-t/2nylon brushes (long bristles)/ 2maracas/large thunder-sheet/glock-vlc(amplified if necessary) Orchestra (except percussionists) doubling perc:tgls/tambs (of varying pitch, without jingles)/sirens/glass chimes/whips/metal sheets/ lion's roars/rattles Audience plays metal simantras
Performances of Oresteia should include Kassandra (1987) for baritone, psalterium and solo percussion (15 minutes), and La Déesse Athena (1992) for baritone and twelve instruments (9 minutes). Both additional scores are available from Editions Salabert.
News stories for this title:
Xenakis 10th anniversary festival features across Europe
Iannis Xenakis: Oresteia definitive edition reviews
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