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Kantate nach Moses I, 11, Vers 1-9
für Erzähler, zweistimmigen Männerchor und Orchester
narrator, men's choir (TB) and orchestra
Um den Anfang des Turmbaus zu beschreiben, verwendet Igor Strawinsky klar gegliederte Melodien in zarter Stimmführung und – wenn der Chor das Wort Gottes intoniert – blockhaft gesetzte Akkorde. Wird in der Folge aber von der Sprachverwirrung und der Zerstreuung der Völker berichtet, verkompliziert sich der Satz: Strawinsky verschiebt Akzente, vervielfältigt Melodien und erweitert die Harmonik. Die Musik berichtet vom Versagen der Sprache.
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In this work, Igor Stravinsky uses clearly structured melodies in delicate polyphony to describe the initial construction of the tower and block-like chords when the choir intones the words of God. The compositional structure becomes more complex in the subsequent depiction of linguistic confusion and the scattering of the peoples: Stravinsky shifts the accentuation, multiplies the melodies and extends the harmony. The music represents the breakdown of language.
Orchestral Cast
3 (3. auch Picc.) · 2 · 2 · Bassklar. · 2 · Kfg. - 4 · 3 · 3 · 0 - P. - Hfe. - Str.
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Title:
Babel
Kantate nach Moses I, 11, Vers 1-9
für Erzähler, zweistimmigen Männerchor und Orchester
Language:
German, English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1944
Duration:
7 ′
World Premiere:
November 18, 1945 · Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Wilshire Ebel Theatre
Conductor: Werner Janssen · Werner Janssen Symphony Orchestra · Choir director: Hugo Strelitz
Wilshire Ebel Theatre
Conductor: Werner Janssen · Werner Janssen Symphony Orchestra · Choir director: Hugo Strelitz
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Product number:
LS 3852-01
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Worldwide
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