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Look on this Oedipus

Sheet Music: Performance Parts

Look on this Oedipus : piece for orchestra / by Jennifer Fowler.

by Jennifer Fowler (1973)

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  • Instrumentation: 3 flutes (1st & 2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani (2 players), percussion (3 players), strings.
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    Performance by West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham from the CD Works of Jennifer Fowler. Transcriptions Disc 1

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The quotation in the title is from Sophocles' play: "Oedipus the King". It occurs at the moment in the play when the fate of Oedipus is at last revealed and we are invited to contemplate this Fate in horror and pity.

This single-movement piece is not intended to follow the play in detail or represent any direct aspect of it, but you may find some loose parallels with the play - the stark dramatic structure; the alternation of contrasting sections (in the play, the chorus sections alternate with action and dialogue); the long slow build up of tension, resulting in one agonised climax; and the release of tension at the end, when you are invited to think over what you have heard or seen.

On the other hand, if you prefer, you may forget all about Oedipus. The music follows its own musical logic.

You should find that Look on this Oedipus is simple and direct. I therefore do not propose to add any remarks regarding its musical details, except perhaps to point out that the recurring rhythmic motive follows a pattern of 4 : 3 : 2 : 3, and that this same proportion is reflected in most of the larger events of the piece.

Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 set of 31 performance parts (134p. -- A4 (portrait))

Difficulty: Advanced

Duration: 19 min.

Commission info: Commissioned for the opening of the Perth Concert Hall.

First performance by West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham — Aug 75. Perth Concert Hall, WA

This is a handwritten edition — it is not typeset.

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