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The Bewitched
A Dance Satire
singers, dancers and orchestra
Edition: Performance material
Series:
The Bewitched
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Description
Harry Partch realized his concept of modern ritual dance theatre in The Bewitched by blending influences from the music theatre traditions of China, Indonesia, Africa and Ancient Greece. In the manner of the ancient Greek chorus, the musicians not only play instruments, but are also actively involved in the plot with occasional vocal and theatrical contributions. In The Bewitched, humans represented by the dance group have been ‘bewitched’, alienated through social conditioning, vanity and prejudices. In ten scenes, they are ritually liberated from their neuroses by a witch, the lead singing role, who utilises the chorus of musicians as her medium. The predominantly percussive music is characterised by the idiosyncratic instruments developed by Partch himself and is rich in timbres reminiscent of Balinese gamelan music and the tonal worlds of African and Chinese music.
The Bewitched also exists in a version for female voice and ensemble (A Ballet Satire).
The Bewitched also exists in a version for female voice and ensemble (A Ballet Satire).
Orchestral Cast
Singstimme (weiblich), Tänzer, Piccolo, Klarinette, Bassklarinette, Cello, Kithara (2 Spieler), Koto, Harmonic Canon (2 Spieler), Surrogate Kithara, Chromelodeon, Cloud-Chamber Bowls, Spoils of War, Diamond Marimba, Maramboo (Boo), Bass Marimba, Marimba Eroica
Content
Prologue - 1. The Undergrads Become Transfigured in a Hong Kong Music Hall - 2. Exercises in Harmony and Counterpoint Are Tried in a Court of Ancient Ritual - 3. The Romancing of a Pathologic Liar Comes to an Inspired End - 4. A Soul Tormented Contemporary Music Finds a Humanizing Alchemy - 5. Visions Fill the Eyes of a Defeated Basketball Team in the Shower Room - 6. Euphoria Descends a Sousalito Stairway - 7. Two Detectives on the Trail of a Tricky Culprit Turn in Their Badges - 8. A Court in Its Own Contempt Rises to a Motherly Apotheosis - 9. A Lost Political Soul Finds Himself Among the Voteless Women of Paradise - 10. The Cognoscenti Are Plunged Into a Demonic Descent While at Cocktails - Epilogue
Cast
Singstimme (weiblich) - Tänzer - Chorleiter - Chor (Hexen)
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Title:
The Bewitched
A Dance Satire
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1954 - 1956
Duration:
80 ′
Series:
Technical Details
Product number:
LS 5640-02
Pages:
183
Format:
29.7cm x 42cm
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Audio:
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