Score
Icarus : for orchestra / by Nicholas Routley.
Library shelf no. 784.2/ROU 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
This piece deals with the story of Icarus, the son of Dedalus. Dedalus was the designer of the labyrinth at Knossos on Crete, and also designed wings so that his son could fly. But the wings were fixed to Icarus's body with wax, so Dedalus warned him not to fly too close to the sun. But, like most sons, he stretched the boundaries a bit, and the wax melted, and Icarus fell to earth.
The story is a parable of the human condition on many levels.
Work Details
Year: 1996
Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat (2nd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets in B flat, 3 trombones (3rd doubling tuba), timpani, percussion (1 player), harp, strings.
Duration: 20 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: Conception -- Play -- Death
Dedication note: Dedicated to my son Alexis
First performance: by Sydney University Symphony Orchestra, Anna Pimakhova — Jun 97.
Performances of this work
Jun 97: featuring Sydney University Symphony Orchestra, Anna Pimakhova.
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