John Zorn (1953)
Chimeras, a child’s adventures in the realms of the unreal (2001)
for two sopranos and ensemble
- General information
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Composition date:
2001
Revision dates: 2009
- Duration: 31 mn
- Publisher: Hips Road Edition
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Composition date:
2001
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and ensemble of up to 9 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloist: 2 sopranos
- flute, clarinet, percussionist, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, violin, cello
Premiere information
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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