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The intoxicated poet : for three female vocalists (or small sections) amplified + reverb
by Melody Eötvös (2009)
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Performance by The Song Company, Roland Peelman from the CD MODART09 |
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The intoxicated poet : for three female vocalists (or small sections) amplified + reverb / Melody Eötvös ; based on Nietzsche's fourth chapter of 'Zarathustra'.
Library shelf no. 783.1354/EOT 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
The Intoxicated Poet is based on an excerpt from Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Part IV) at a point in the story where Zarathustra is drunkenly raving a final warning to the 'higher-men" he has collected, disciple-like, about his prophecy for the world and the rise of the Ubermensch. The words flow both poetically and aphoristically; swirling through expressions of fear, marvel, disappointment, and love.
Work Details
Year: 2009
Instrumentation: 3 female vocalists (or small sections), amplified with reverb.
Duration: 9 min.
Written for: The Song Company
Commission note: Composed as part of the MODART composer development programme.
Text by Friedrick Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra).
Performances of this work
18 Jul 09: The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre. Featuring The Song Company, Roland Peelman.
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