- Year of composition: 1979
- Work category: Voice and other instruments
- Text author: George Rodenbach (1855-1898)
- First performed: Washington, D.C. June 28, 1979. Isabella Bates, soprano and Stephen Bates, bass clarinet
- Duration: 4 min
Instrumentation
bass clar, soprano
Solo voices/choir
Soprano
Examples of printed editions
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Location for score and part material
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Description of work
This work was commissioned by Sally Epstein for a concert on themes by Edvard Munch and premiered at a concert in her home in Washington, D.C. June 28, 1979. Isabella Bates, soprano and Stephen Bates, bass clarinet
Links
Experience the work on YouTube:
Performance by Karin Pawolka, soprano, and Daniel Schröder, bass clarinet
Master class with soprano Tony Arnold
Work comment
DU SILENCE
Text: G. Rodenbach
Commissioned by Sally Epstein for a concert on themes by Edvard Munch. Premiered at a concert in her home in Washington, D.C. June 28, 1979 by Isabella Bates, soprano and Stephen Bates, bass clarinet.
This is the first piece in a collection of four in FROM DUSK TO DAWN
The other movements are 'A clear midnight' for soprano and clarinet, where the soprano also plays on cymbals. Text: Walt Whitman.
The third, 'Night Images' (The Jinni) also for soprano playing cymbals and clarinet. Text: vocalise.
The fourth 'Han som vaknade av sång över taken' is for soprano and bass clarinet. Text: Tomas Tranströmer.