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Orpheus And Euridice
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Chamber Music Clarinet (Part solo separately), Piano, soprano voice solo
SKU: CF.VS3
A Song Cycle in Two Acts for Soprano, Clarinet in Bb and Piano. Composed by Ricky Ian Gordon. This edition: saddle-wire stitch. Sws. Classical. Score. With Standard notation. 96 pages. Carl Fischer Music #VS3. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.VS3).
ISBN 9780825862113. UPC: 798408062118. 9 x 12 inches.
Gordon'sxa0Orpheus and Euridicexa0provides a retelling of the ancient Greek myth, casting a solo soprano as the narrator and, briefly, also Euridice, while inserting a clarinetist into the role of Orpheus, the player's dynamic instrumental line outlining the voice of this iconic character. Written in honor of his partner Jeffrey Michael Grossi, who died of AIDS in 1996, Gordon’s libretto uses imagery from the AIDS epidemic in altering the plot of the classic story: here, Euridice dies not from snakebite, but from a mysterious disease, while Orpheus is forced to look on helplessly, his lute failing to offer solace.xa0After traveling through the Underworld and playing music for infernal deities in order to appease them, he is granted a second chance at life with Euridice. As in the original tale, he leads her out of the Underworld, eventually turning around to gaze upon her only to watch her vanish. Orpheus is then forced to return to Earth alone, where he is physically shattered by his grief. His spirit is then released from his body, giving birth to new sounds soon dispersed throughout the world. xa0A recording of Orpheus and Euridice is available on Ghostlight Records.
Chamber Music Clarinet (Part solo separately), Piano, soprano voice solo
SKU: CF.VS3
A Song Cycle in Two Acts for Soprano, Clarinet in Bb and Piano. Composed by Ricky Ian Gordon. This edition: saddle-wire stitch. Sws. Classical. Score. With Standard notation. 96 pages. Carl Fischer Music #VS3. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.VS3).
ISBN 9780825862113. UPC: 798408062118. 9 x 12 inches.
Gordon'sxa0Orpheus and Euridicexa0provides a retelling of the ancient Greek myth, casting a solo soprano as the narrator and, briefly, also Euridice, while inserting a clarinetist into the role of Orpheus, the player's dynamic instrumental line outlining the voice of this iconic character. Written in honor of his partner Jeffrey Michael Grossi, who died of AIDS in 1996, Gordon’s libretto uses imagery from the AIDS epidemic in altering the plot of the classic story: here, Euridice dies not from snakebite, but from a mysterious disease, while Orpheus is forced to look on helplessly, his lute failing to offer solace.xa0After traveling through the Underworld and playing music for infernal deities in order to appease them, he is granted a second chance at life with Euridice. As in the original tale, he leads her out of the Underworld, eventually turning around to gaze upon her only to watch her vanish. Orpheus is then forced to return to Earth alone, where he is physically shattered by his grief. His spirit is then released from his body, giving birth to new sounds soon dispersed throughout the world. xa0A recording of Orpheus and Euridice is available on Ghostlight Records.
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