Sir Harrison Birtwistle
The Mask of Orpheus
Short instrumentation: 4 4 4 4 - 4 4 6 2 - perc(7), hp(3), sop.sax(3), e.guit, bass guit, e.mand, tape
Duration: 210'
Libretto von: Peter Zinovieff
Dedication: for Kay Wadey
Choir: SATB (16-part)
Roles:
Orpheus - The Man
1st tenor<BR>Orpheus - Hero
mime<BR>Orpheus - The Myth
Hades
2nd tenor<BR>Euridice - The Woman
1st lyric mezzo-soprano<BR>Euridice - The Heroine
mime<BR>Euridice - The Myth
Persephone
2nd lyric mezzo-soprano<BR>Aristaeus - The Man
1st high baritone<BR>Aristaeus - The Hero
mime<BR>Aristaeus - The Myth / Charon
2nd high baritone<BR>The Oracle of the dead / Hecate
high soprano<BR>The Caller
bass-baritone<BR>1. Priest
heroic tenor<BR>2. Priest
baritone<BR>3. Priest
low bass<BR>1. Woman
soprano<BR>2. Woman
mezzo-soprano<BR>3. Woman
alto<BR>The troupe of the passing clouds
mimes<BR>Apollo
tape
Instrumentation details:
1. fl (+picc), 2. fl (+picc, Afl), 3. fl (+picc, Afl), 4. fl (+Afl, bass fl), 1. ob (+ob.d'a), <BR>2. ob (+c.a), 3. ob (+c.a), bassoboe (+c.a), 1. Kl (+cl(Eb)), 2. Kl (+cl(Eb), bass cl), 3. Kl (+bass cl), bass cl (+cb.cl)), 1. bs, 2. bs (+cbsn), 3. bs (+cbsn), cbsn, 3 soprano sax, 4 hr, 4 tpt, 6 tbn, 2 tuba, perc (7), 3 hp, e-guit, bass guit, e-mand, tape
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