The Dream of the Rood : for 4 voices John Casken

Titel (DE): The Dream of the Rood - for four voices and instrumental ensemble
Titel (EN): The Dream of the Rood - for four voices and instrumental ensemble
Titel (FR): The Dream of the Rood - for four voices and instrumental ensemble
Komponist / Composer: Casken, John
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Besetzung / Instrumentation: 4 Singstimmen (Countertenor, 2 Tenöre und Bass) und Ensemble / 4 voices (Countertenor, 2 Tenors and Bass) and ensemble
Besetzungsdetails: 1(afl, pic).0.ca.0.ssax.1(cbsn)-1.0.1.0-perc(crot, vib, mar, bell plate, sizz cym, Swiss cow bell, gong [horizontal], tam-t, 2 bng, 2slit drum, wood drum, 2cong, 2b.d, marac, 5tempbl, vibraslap)-hp-str(0.0.1.0.1)
Kompositionsjahr / Date of Composition: 2008
Aufführungsdauer / Duration: 30'
Verlag / Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Erscheindungsdatum / Date of Publishing: 16.12.2013
Ausgabe / Publication: Studienpartitur - Study score -
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Seiten / Pages: 124
Verarbeitung: Rückendrahtheftung - Saddle-wire stitching
Schwierigkeitsgrad / Difficulty: - -
Sprache / Language: Englisch
Reihe / Series: Musik unserer Zeit
ISMN: M-2201-3456-2
ISMN-13: 979-0-2201-3456-2
ISMN-EAN: 9790220134562
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The Anglo-Saxon poem The Dream of the Rood was probably written in the 8th Century and is the earliest dream-vision poem in Old English. A fragment of the poem from the section that describes the crucifixion can be found carved on the Ruthwell Cross in Dumfriesshire, and set in stone at a time when Ruthwell was part of the ancient kingdom of Northumbria. In responding to a commission for the Hilliard Ensemble, I was keen to find a dramatic text, but one that would also invite a musical response appropriate to the very nature of this kind of vocal quartet. Writing for the Hilliards together with a mixed instrumental ensemble, and for a generous cathedral acoustic, has had a strong influence on the types of textures and sonorities I have used. The structure of the work is dictated by the form of the poem, but the music could also be seen as consisting of a sequence of motets with both vocal and instrumental interludes. John Casken

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The Anglo-Saxon poem The Dream of the Rood was probably written in the 8th Century and is the earliest dream-vision poem in Old English. A fragment of the poem from the section that describes the crucifixion can be found carved on the Ruthwell Cross in Dumfriesshire, and set in stone at a time when Ruthwell was part of the ancient kingdom of Northumbria. In responding to a commission for the Hilliard Ensemble, I was keen to find a dramatic text, but one that would also invite a musical response appropriate to the very nature of this kind of vocal quartet. Writing for the Hilliards together with a mixed instrumental ensemble, and for a generous cathedral acoustic, has had a strong influence on the types of textures and sonorities I have used. The structure of the work is dictated by the form of the poem, but the music could also be seen as consisting of a sequence of motets with both vocal and instrumental interludes. John Casken