Orpheus - for the Singer to the Dance

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Lou Harrison


General Info

Year: 1969
Duration: c. 38:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: HBP
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

Instrumentation

Player I - XV: bongos, tom-toms(11) bass drums(3), sistrum, apanese button gong, thunder sheet, temple bell, flexatones(2), saws(2), elephant bell, water gong, claves, maracas, wood rattle, rasp guiros(2), teponatzli, glass wind chimes, contrabass viol, small bells(3), cup bells(5), muted gongs(3), suspended cymbals(2), wood blocks(5), temple blocks(5), flower pots(5), porcelain bowls(5), water glasses(5)

with solo tenor voice
SATB chorus


Program Notes

Commercial Discography

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Concerto Works

Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra: with Violin
Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra - Percussion Octet; Organ, Piano
First Concerto - Percussion Duo and Flute

Percussion Trio Works

Tributes to Charon (Passage Through Darkness/Counterdance in the Spring)
In Praise of Johnny Appleseed (for Dance and Percussion) - with Flute & Dancer
Oriental

Percussion Quartet Works

Canticle No. 3 - with Ocarina & Guitar
Canticle No. 5
Double Music - Cage/Harrison
Fifth Simfony
Fugue (Harrison)
Simfony No. 13
The Song of Queztecoatl

Percussion Quintet Works

Bomba (Harrison)
Canticle No. 1
Suite

Large Percussion Ensemble Works

Double Fanfare - 12 Players
Labyrinth No. 3 - 11 Players
Orpheus - for the Singer to the Dance - 15 Players with Solo Voice & Chorus

Others

Ariadne - Solo Percussion and Flute acc.
Beverly's Troubadour Piece - Percussion and Harp
Serenade - Percussion; Guitar
Suite No. 1 - Percussion; Guitar
The Drums of Orpheus - from the ballet "Orpheus"


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