Dance of the Shapes
Dance of the Island

• Year of composition: 1973
• Work category: Orchestral works in several movements
• First performed: Premiered at the Harthky Theatre, Washington, D.C. on 20 January, 1974, by the New Music Ensemble conducted by Lloyd Geisler
• Duration: 15 min

Location for score and part material

Svensk Musik (www.svenskmusik.org)

Description of work

The work Two Dances. Dance of the Shapes and Dance of the Island was composed for a production at the CUA [Catholic University of America], "Prospero's Story" based on William Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest'.
Two of the ballets in the production were commissioned by The Catholic University of America's School of Music

Links

Listen to the Dance of the Shapes on SoundCloud
Listen to the Dance of the Island on SoundCloud