EARTHLY LIFE
Cantata for soprano and chamber ensemble
| Composer: | Firsova, Elena |
| Subtitle: | Earthly Life |
| Lyricists: | Mandelstam, Ossip |
| Playing time: | 20:00 |
| Opus/Year: | 31 (1984) |
| Genre: | Vocal ensemble music |
| Instrumentation: | 1,0,0,0 - 0,0,0,0 - 1 Schl (Trgl, 2 Holzbl, Glöckchen, Maracas, Glsp Vib, Wind chimes, Tam-t), Harfe, Streicher (3/0/2/1/1) |
| Premiere performance: | 10.11.1986 / D |
Movements:
| The tense and hollow sound of a fruit. Lento (1.) | |
| Here disgusting toads hop into the thick grass. | |
| Allegro - Andante (2.) | |
| I am given a body - what am i to do with it. | |
| Adagio (3.) | |
| Up out of an clinging evel pool. | |
| Allegretto - andante - Tempo I (4.) | |
| Into the circling choral dance of shadows. | |
| Lento (5.) |
Hire material:
| Hire material for this work is available. Please contact our Orchestral Department. |
In printed editions:
Firssowa, Jelena
- Earthly Life
Cantata for soprano and chamber ensemble on poems by Osip Mandelstam
Instrumentation/voices: SSolo, KamEns
Edition no.: SIK6827
Edition: Study Score
Price: € 25,00 incl. VAT plus delivery
