Bohuslav Martinu
08.12.1890—28.08.1959

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Das Gilgamesch-Epos
07.11.2010, Osnabrück (D)
Das Gilgamesch-Epos
08.11.2010, Osnabrück (D)
 

Bohuslav Martinu
Das Gilgamesch-Epos | Oratorio | for soli, mixed choir and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1955
Subtitle: Oratorio
Scored for: for soli, mixed choir and orchestra
Text Editor: Bohuslav Martinu
Translator: Arnold Heinz Eichmann; R. Campbell Thompson; Ferdinand Pujman
Choir: SATB
Soloinstruments/Soloists: soprano, tenor, baritone, bass
Instrumentation: 2 0 2 0 - 0 3 2 0 - timp, perc(4), hp, pno, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; timpani; percussion(4); harp; piano; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 50

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Work Introduction

Ten years before he died, Bohuslav Martinu discovered The Epic of Gilgamesh, the philosophy of which held him spellbound. When he set some scenes to music in 1954–55, they became a moving legacy: “I came to the conclusion that, in spite of our huge progress in technology and industry, the [...]