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Therefore, the idea of water has become one of Tan Dun's most significant inspirations. Mr. Tan precisely chose water as a subject and even came up with his own metaphor for water's chemical properties: H2O—an Oriental baptism for Humans with Hope. As such, Water Passion after St. Matthew deeply combines soloists, a chorus, and a "water ...
As the title suggests, water plays an important visual and musical role in this work. Seventeen large transparent bowls of water, dramatically lit from below, form a cross on the stage. The water is needed to play some of the percussion instruments; Tan Dun has scored the Passion for what he calls a "Water-Instruments-Orchestra."
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The year 2000 marked both the arrival of a new millennium and the 250th anniversary of the death of the great German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. The International Bach Academy in Stuttgart decided to mark the occasion by commissioning four verydifferent composers to write four new passion settings, one each after the Gospel accounts of ...
Tan Dun (b. 1957) – Water Passion (Stephen Bryant, bass; Mark O'Connor, violin; ensemble; Tan Dun, cond.) Sony 89927
Births
1. 1841 - Czech composer Antonin Dvorák, in Nelahozeves; 2. 1894 - Dutch composer Willem Pijper, in Zeist; 3. 1933 - American composer Eric Salzman, in New York City; 4. 1934 - British composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (whose last name, despite its spelling, is pronounced "Davis" by the British); 5. 1934 - Canadian composer Srul Irving Glick, in Toronto;
Deaths
1. 1613 - Italian nobleman, composer, lutenist, and murderer (of his first wife and her lover) Don Carlo Gesualdo, age c. 53, at his castle in Gesualdo; 2. 1949 - German composer and conductor Richard Strauss, age 85, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen; 3. 1991 - American composer Alex North, age 80, in Pacific Palisades, Calif.;
Premieres
1. 1961 - Earle Brown: "Available Forms I" for 18 players, in Darmstadt; 2. 1971 - Bernstein: gala premiere "Mass (A Theater Piece)" at the inauguration of the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., choreographed by Alvin Ainley, directed by Gordon Davidson, and conducted by Maurice Peress (Bernstein shared a box section with members of the Kennedy family, including Senator Ted Kennedy and his mother, Rose; Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis did not attend this performance); A dress rehearsal per...
Please contact us for further information. Orchestration. vn, vc, 3 perc, Yamaha A-3000 sampler. Chorus SATB chorus doubling Tibetan percussion. Soloists Soprano (doubling Xun), Bass baritone (doubling Xun) Duration 1 hr 30 min. Category Chorus and Orchestra/Ensemble. Composer. Tan Dun.
Water Passion After St. Matthew by Tan Dun. fonograma coral. 9 videos 4,482 views Last updated on Oct 8, 2020. Play all. 16:02. I. Baptism (Water Passion After St. Matthew)...
