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The Raft of the Medusa
Oratorio for soprano, baritone, spoken voice, mixed choir (and 9 boys' voices, S/A) and orchestra
Words by Ernst Schnabel
soprano, baritone, spoken voice, mixed choir (SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB, and 9 boys' voices, S/A) and orchestra
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Orchestral Cast
4 (1., 2. auch Picc., 3., 4. auch Altfl.) · 1 · Ob. d'am. · Engl. Hr. · Heckelphon · Es-Klar. · 1 · Altklar. (oder Bassetthr.) · Bassklar. · Sopransax. · Tenorsax. · 2 · Kfg. - 4 · Picc.-Trp. · 2 · Basstrp. · Altpos. · 1 · Basspos. · Alt-Ofiklëide (oder Bombardino) · Bass-Ofiklëide (oder Pos. mit Quartventil) · Bombardino (oder Tb. in F) · Wagnertb. · 1 · Kb.-Tb. - P. S. (3 Trgl. · 3 hg. Beck. · Beckenpaar · 3 Gongs · Kuhgl. · 5 Tamt. · Tamb. · Mil. Tr. · 3 Bong. · Tabla · orient. Woodbl. · gr. Tr. · 2 Tempelbl. · Metallbl. · Woodbl. · Mar. · Guiro · Bambusbündel · 3 Metallplatten · Shell-Chimes · Vibr. · Marimba · Röhrengl.) (5 Spieler) - E-Git. · E-Bassgit. · 2 Hfn. · Klav. · E-Org. - Str. (12 · 0 · 8 · 6 · 4)
Content
Part 1 Embarkation for disaster: I Charon's prologue
II Motto
III Order of the day and roll-call
IV Journal of the passage
V An answer
VI Attempts to save ship and men
VII Disembarkation
VIII Ballad of betrayal
IX Song for new voices
X Instructions for the second day
Part 2 The ninth night and the morning: XI Report on the Situation
XII Motto
XIII Roll-call under the moon
XIV The final reckoning
XV The ballad of the man on the raft
XVI The fugue of the survivors and the prospect of rescue
XVII Finale
II Motto
III Order of the day and roll-call
IV Journal of the passage
V An answer
VI Attempts to save ship and men
VII Disembarkation
VIII Ballad of betrayal
IX Song for new voices
X Instructions for the second day
Part 2 The ninth night and the morning: XI Report on the Situation
XII Motto
XIII Roll-call under the moon
XIV The final reckoning
XV The ballad of the man on the raft
XVI The fugue of the survivors and the prospect of rescue
XVII Finale
Cast
La Mort · Sopran - Jean Charles · Bariton - Charon · Sprecher - Chor der Lebenden · gemischter Chor - Chor der Toten · gemischter Chor · Kinderchor
More Information
Title:
The Raft of the Medusa
Oratorio for soprano, baritone, spoken voice, mixed choir (and 9 boys' voices, S/A) and orchestra
Words by Ernst Schnabel
English translation by Desmond Clayton
Edition:
Piano reduction
Level of difficulty:
difficult
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1968 (1990)
Duration:
70 ′
World Premiere:
December 9, 1968 (D)
NDR Hamburg
Edda Moser (Sopran), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Bariton), Charles Regnier (Sprecher) · Conductor: Hans Werner Henze · NDR-Sinfonieorchester · Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Chordirektor Helmut Franz), RIAS-Kammerchor (Chordirektor Günther Arndt), Knabenchor St. Nikolai Hamburg (Chorleiter Horst Sellentin)
(First broadcast)
NDR Hamburg
Edda Moser (Sopran), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Bariton), Charles Regnier (Sprecher) · Conductor: Hans Werner Henze · NDR-Sinfonieorchester · Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Chordirektor Helmut Franz), RIAS-Kammerchor (Chordirektor Günther Arndt), Knabenchor St. Nikolai Hamburg (Chorleiter Horst Sellentin)
(First broadcast)
Commissioned work :
Kompositionsauftrag des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg
Title:
The Raft of the Medusa
Oratorio for soprano, baritone, spoken voice, mixed choir (and 9 boys' voices, S/A) and orchestra
Words by Ernst Schnabel
English translation by Desmond Clayton
Language:
German, English
Edition:
Piano reduction
Level of difficulty:
difficult
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1968 (1990)
Duration:
70 ′
World Premiere:
December 9, 1968 (D)
NDR Hamburg
Edda Moser (Sopran), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Bariton), Charles Regnier (Sprecher) · Conductor: Hans Werner Henze · NDR-Sinfonieorchester · Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Chordirektor Helmut Franz), RIAS-Kammerchor (Chordirektor Günther Arndt), Knabenchor St. Nikolai Hamburg (Chorleiter Horst Sellentin)
(First broadcast)
NDR Hamburg
Edda Moser (Sopran), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Bariton), Charles Regnier (Sprecher) · Conductor: Hans Werner Henze · NDR-Sinfonieorchester · Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Chordirektor Helmut Franz), RIAS-Kammerchor (Chordirektor Günther Arndt), Knabenchor St. Nikolai Hamburg (Chorleiter Horst Sellentin)
(First broadcast)
Commissioned work :
Kompositionsauftrag des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg
Title:
The Raft of the Medusa
Oratorio for soprano, baritone, spoken voice, mixed choir (and 9 boys' voices, S/A) and orchestra
Words by Ernst Schnabel
English translation by Desmond Clayton
Language:
German, English
Edition:
Piano reduction
Level of difficulty:
difficult
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1968 (1990)
Duration:
70 ′
World Premiere:
December 9, 1968 (D)
NDR Hamburg
Edda Moser (Sopran), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Bariton), Charles Regnier (Sprecher) · Conductor: Hans Werner Henze · NDR-Sinfonieorchester · Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Chordirektor Helmut Franz), RIAS-Kammerchor (Chordirektor Günther Arndt), Knabenchor St. Nikolai Hamburg (Chorleiter Horst Sellentin)
(First broadcast)
NDR Hamburg
Edda Moser (Sopran), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Bariton), Charles Regnier (Sprecher) · Conductor: Hans Werner Henze · NDR-Sinfonieorchester · Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Chordirektor Helmut Franz), RIAS-Kammerchor (Chordirektor Günther Arndt), Knabenchor St. Nikolai Hamburg (Chorleiter Horst Sellentin)
(First broadcast)
Commissioned work :
Kompositionsauftrag des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg
Technical Details
Product number:
ED 6719
ISMN13:
979-0-001-07129-1
Product number:
ED 6719
ISMN13:
979-0-001-07129-1
Weight:
1,25 kg
Pages:
344
Format:
23.1cm x 30.3cm
Product number:
ED 6719 Q2794
ISMN13:
979-0-001-07129-1
Pages:
343
File format:
(PDF / 30,88 MB)
Performances
The Raft of the Medusa
Conductor: Hans Werner Henze
Orchestra: NDR-Sinfonieorchester
December 9, 1968 |
(Germany) , NDR Hamburg — World Premiere (Ursendung)
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