Wolfgang Rihm
ET LUX
Duration: 60'
Dedication: geschrieben für das Hilliard-Ensemble und das Arditti-Quartett
Solos:
countertenor
1st tenor
2nd tenor
bass
Instrumentation details:
1st violin
2nd violin
viola
violoncello
Rihm - ET LUX for vocal quartet and string quartet
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Wolfgang Rihm
Rihm: ET LUX für Vokalquartett und StreichquartettOrchestration: für Vokalquartett und Streichquartett
Type: Klavierauszug
Wolfgang Rihm
Rihm: ET LUX für Vokalquartett und StreichquartettOrchestration: for vocal quartet and string quartet
Type: Studienpartitur (Sonderanfertigung)
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Work introduction
In this work text fragments from the Roman requiem liturgy can be heard; however not 'intact' and not in the correct liturgical order. They appear more as components reminiscent of a progressively realised whole.
Great significance is displayed by the reappearance of specific groups of words – for example, in the middle of the work: "… et lux perpetua luceat …". Through circling reflection the comforting yet deeply disturbing meaning of these words might just become perceptible.
Wolfgang Rihm