Michael Tippett (1905 – 1998)
Ritual Dances
from the opera "The Midsummer Marriage" Eulenburg Miniature Scores
Orchester, Chor und 4 Soli ad. lib.
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- For
- Orchester, Chor und 4 Soli ad. lib.
- Product Type
- Study score
- Author / Composer
- Michael Tippett
- Product number
- 735671
- Languages
- german, english, french
- Extent
- 139 Pages
Description
Tippett’s decision to extract the four Ritual Dances from his opera 'The Midsummer Marriage' as a self-contained concert suite reflects the fact that the medium of dance was always present in his conception of the opera. From the start, there was to be an interaction within the opera between the real world and the world of mythology, partly Greek, partly Celtic. This mythological element culminates, in the finished opera, in the 'Ritual Dances' of Acts 2 and 3. Tippett himself described hi...
Content
- Preface
- Prelude
- Transformation
- Preparation
- First dance: The earth in autumn The hound chases the hare
- Second dance: The waters in winter The otter chases the fish
- Third dance: The air in spring The hawk chases the bird
- Fourth dance: Fire in summer The voluntary human sacrifice