Work
Four Monteverdi realisations (duos: soprano, mezzo-soprano with chamber ensemble)
by Paul Sarcich (2015)
Score
Four Monteverdi realisations / by Paul Sarcich.
Library shelf no. 783.12542/SAR 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Three Monteverdi arias (Si dolce è'il tormento, Lamento d'Arianna, Con che soavità) and a duet (Pur ti miro, from the Coronation of Poppea) have been given modern realisations for an ensemble of voices, flutes, percussion and piano. Monteverdi's words and essential structures have been adhered to, and his music forms the basis for imaginative contemporary treatments of the arias, bringing out the romantic nature of them in a modern context.
Work Details
Year: 2015
Instrumentation: Soprano, mezzo-soprano, flutes (piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute), percussion, piano.
Duration: 20 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. Lamento di'Arianna (for mezzo and ensemble ; 8 min.) -- 2. Si dolce è'l tormento (for soprano and ensemble ; 3 min., 20 sec.) -- 3. Con che soavità (for mezzo and ensemble ; 3 min., 40 sec.) -- 4. Pur ti miro (for soprano and mezzo with ensemble ; 4 min., 40 sec.).
Commission note: Commissioned by Sonya Lifschitz for performance by Press, Play.
First performance: by Press, Play — 11 Oct 15. Reardon Theatre, Port Fairy, Vic
These pieces may be performed as a suite or stand-alone numbers.
Performances of this work
11 Oct 15: Reardon Theatre, Port Fairy, Vic. Featuring Press, Play.
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