HELMUT  OEHRING

A N G E L U S   N O V U S   I I I 

( D É J A - V U / E N T E N D U )
 

for ensemble (instrumental + vocal-choral: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, piano, violoncello, double bass

+ orchestra

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textbook: Stefanie Wördemann based on texts by Walter Benjamin

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Prologue . déjà-vu

I The Horror

Echo 1

II Eyes wide open 

Echo 2

III Face of the Past

Echo 3

IV The Wonder

Echo 4

Epilogue . déjà-entendu

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Composition commissioned by Ensemble Aventure, funded by the Baden-Wuerttemberg Innovation Fund for the Arts, Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts

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world premiere: 14 June 2016 Concert Hall Freiburg

Ensemble Aventure

Philharmonic Orchestra Freiburg

conductor: Daniel Carter

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duration: ca. 20 Minuten

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C A S T

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Septet (instrumental + vocal / choral):

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1 flute
1 clarinet (also bass clarinet)

1 oboe
1 bassoon
1 gran piano (prepared)
1 violoncello
1 double bass (also solo vocalist)

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orchestra:

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3 trumpets in C

4 horns in F
3 trombones
1 tuba

1 timpani

3 percussions:

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percussion 1:
crash cymbal (taped / secco), bass drum, mnetal chain on sheet metal, big cymbal (arco), tam tam, gong (f sharp), tube bells, vibraphon, metal (trash, dirty ad. lib.), snare drum, steel block

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percussion 2:
metal (trash, dirty ad. lib.), bass drum, big cymbla (arco), gong (middle), gong (deep, lying on a sheet / secco), marimbaphon, snare drum, steel block, metal chain on sheet metal

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percussion 3.
bass drum, big cymbal (arco), metal (trash, dirty ad. lib.), metal chain in sheet metal, steel block, snare drum / bass drum (foot pedal)

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12 violins I

10 violins II
8 viola
6 violoncelli
4 double basses