Thomas Adès

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Dante

ballet in 3 parts, for orchestra with pre-recorded voices and female choir

Year
2019-2020
Duration
93 total (Inferno: c.45, Purgatorio: c.24, Paradiso: c.24)
Categories
  • Ballet/Dance
  • Full Orchestra

Instrumentation

3(II=afl. III=picc).3(III=ca).3(II=E♭cl+bcl. III=bcl+cbcl).3(III=cbsn) – 4331 – timp(=3 rototoms) – perc(3): crot/handbells/chi.ba/gspl/anvil/xyl/rototoms/t.bells/2 tuned gongs/tgl/sleigh bells/sistrum/clash cymbal/2 susp.cym/anvil/tam-t/whip/rattle/cast/washboard/3 thunder tubes/2 wooden spatula/tamb/chimes/3 side drum/high bongo/2 tenor drum/frame drum/gong drum/BD & mounted clash cymbal/kit BD/concert BD – harp – pno – 6 part female chorus (off-stage) – strings (12.10.8.8.6)

Commission

Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Music and Artistic Director, and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation for the Royal Ballet, Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor, with the generous support of the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund

Part 1, Inferno, was co-commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, for concert performances

Availability

Score and parts in preparation

The three parts of Dante are also available separately:

1. Inferno, c.45 minutes (orchestra)

2. Purgatorio, c.24 minutes (orchestra and pre-recorded voices)

3. Paradiso, c.24 minutes (orchestra with coda of female choir or orchestra)

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