Orpheus
composer: Heinrich Poos
text writer: Ovid - Edward Bond - Dante Alighieri - Homer - William Shakespeare - Vergil
Three Fantasies
after lyrics from Homer, Ovid, Vergil, Dante, Shakespeare and Edward Bond
Dedication: Mit freundlicher Unterstützung von Angela und Werner Sand
Premiere: November 23, 2008 Mainz, Christuskirche (D) · Heinrich Poos, Sprecher · Conductor: Ralf Otto · Mitglieder des Bachorchesters Mainz · Bachchor Mainz
Instrumentation: mixed choir (SSATBB), speakers and instruments
Orchestra Instrumentation: 4 P. S. (Trgl. · Beck. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr. · Röhrengl.) - Hfe. · Klav. · Org. (Harm.) · Marimb. (Cel.) - 3 Kb.
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 45' 0''
Year of composition: 2000/2006
Difficulty: difficult
Edition: score
Language: German
184 Pages - Ring/Spiral binding
ISMN: 979-0-001-14968-6
Order number: ED 20277
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Description
Heinrich Poos (born 1928) is one of the great German composers of choral music of our time. In his 'Orpheus' cycle, Poos takes up the ancient myth of the singer and poet Orpheus who is a symbol of the power of music. The three-part work is based on texts from classical antiquity, the Middle Ages and the present time which are all dealing with the issue of 'music', texts by Plato, Virgil, Ovid, Shakespeare, Edward Bond. In addition to a powerful choir, the 40-minute work requires a narrator and a differentiated instrumental ensemble.
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