general information

composition date
2001
revisition date
2009
duration
31 min
editor
Hips Road Edition

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and ensemble of up to 9 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 sopranos

cello, flute, clarinet, percussionist, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, violin

observations

Présentation de l’éditeur : Loosely inspired by the remarkable world of Henry Darger, which throws childlike innocence against a background of perversion and violence, Chimeras is a work of fantasy and imagination for a Pierrot Lunaire ensemble plus percussion. Each of the twelve movements pit the vocalist against a changing kaleidoscope of sonic dramas, climaxing with all-out war in a breathtaking tutti for all eight musicians.


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