Ektoras Tartanis
"The Horae"
Sonata for bassoon and piano (2023)
for bassoon
Duration: 20'
Instrumentation details:
bassoon
"The Horae"
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Work introduction
The sonata for bassoon and piano entitled “The Horae" deals in each movement with one of the three Horae in each individual movement: “Eunomia”, “Diki” and “Eirini”. Horae translates to “hours”. These three goddesses were the constant companions of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty. Their names thus show qualities that are directly linked to beauty, or reveal the divine beauty to us humans, when we fill each of our hours with them - namely with the “Good Law”, “Justice” and finally “Peace”.