Composed by Ed Hughes. This edition: pdf. 21st Century. 310 pages. UYMP #1303293. Published by UYMP (A0.1742375).
The Poet must choose between his love and his books before the candle flame flickers and dies. Will he bring back his dead lover from the Underworld, or choose art, creativity, and immortal fame?
He is visited by a mysterious woman called the Princess. She says there is one way for the Poet to be re-united with his dead love – through Death and with the help of the Underworld. The Princess offers the Poet opium. He falls asleep and begins to dream of the Underworld.
The legend of Orpheus is retold. The Poet wakes. He blames Orpheus for causing Eurydice’s death. They argue violently. In despair the Poet summons the Princess again. The Underworld invades the Poet’s study. The Poet emerges from a trance as the figure of his loved one appears.
‘When the Flame Dies’ imagines a moment in the life of French poet, novelist, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau and characters from his film ‘Orphée’ (1950) in a fast-paced human drama. Featuring five singers who act as both lead characters and chorus, an orchestra of 12, plus an electroacoustic sequence and audio treatments. In the concert version, with video by Will Reynolds, the electronic sounds complement Reynolds’s video and evoke transgression between life and death.
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Composed by Ed Hughes. This edition: pdf. 21st Century. 310 pages. UYMP #1303293. Published by UYMP (A0.1742375).
The Poet must choose between his love and his books before the candle flame flickers and dies. Will he bring back his dead lover from the Underworld, or choose art, creativity, and immortal fame?
He is visited by a mysterious woman called the Princess. She says there is one way for the Poet to be re-united with his dead love – through Death and with the help of the Underworld. The Princess offers the Poet opium. He falls asleep and begins to dream of the Underworld.
The legend of Orpheus is retold. The Poet wakes. He blames Orpheus for causing Eurydice’s death. They argue violently. In despair the Poet summons the Princess again. The Underworld invades the Poet’s study. The Poet emerges from a trance as the figure of his loved one appears.
‘When the Flame Dies’ imagines a moment in the life of French poet, novelist, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau and characters from his film ‘Orphée’ (1950) in a fast-paced human drama. Featuring five singers who act as both lead characters and chorus, an orchestra of 12, plus an electroacoustic sequence and audio treatments. In the concert version, with video by Will Reynolds, the electronic sounds complement Reynolds’s video and evoke transgression between life and death.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
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