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Work Overview
This song cycle is a portrait of the German fin-de-siècle poet Richard Dehmel. Lines and stanzas from five of Dehmel's poems are woven together to give glimpses of a world vision which trembles on the brink of Expressionism, seeped through with an mystical, weary Romanticism. I have attempted to create a continuity of image from the storms of desire (Ansturm) through the haunted, nocturnal 'blossoming' of death-soaked flowers (Maiblumen blühten überall), a gnomic vision of a lonely, inhuman place (Aufblick) leading to a chilling apparition (Erwartung) and finally, the ambiguous horror of true recognition (Die stille Stadt).
Work Details
Year: 2020
Instrumentation: Soprano, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, piano.
Duration: 11 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — microtones, large vocal range, difficult string writing
Dedication note: Dedicated to Jessica Aszodi
Commission note: Commissioned by Adelaide Festival.. Commissioned by the Adelaide Festival of Arts and the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide as recipient of the John Bishop Memorial Commission 2020
First performance: by Jessica Aszodi, Jack Symonds at Adelaide Festival 2021 - Transfigured Night (UKARIA Cultural Centre) on 5 Mar 2021
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
German poetry, poetry, expressionism, string sextets, song cycles
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Song Cycles
Performances of this work
5 Mar 2021: at Adelaide Festival 2021 - Transfigured Night (UKARIA Cultural Centre). Featuring Jessica Aszodi, Jack Symonds.
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