Symphony No. 8 (Henze) (original) (raw)
The Eighth Symphony by the German composer Hans Werner Henze was composed in 1992–93. Using Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as inspiration, it has a lighter theme than the major work it immediately follows, the Requiem of 1992. Each movement is inspired by a short section of the play: the first derives in part from Puck's line "I'll put a girdle round the earth/ In forty minutes". Henze depicts Puck's global journey in pitch variation: the East is middle C, the South Pole is the lowest notes in the modern symphony orchestra's range, while the North Pole is naturally at the opposite end of the range. The second movement depicts Titania's attempted seduction of Bottom, whilst the Adagio final movement takes Puck's If we shadows have offended speech at the end of the play.
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| dbo:abstract | La Symphonie no 8 est la huitième des dix symphonies du compositeur allemand Hans Werner Henze. Elle a été écrite en 1992–1993. Utilisant Le Songe d'une nuit d'été de Shakespeare comme source d'inspiration, elle a un thème plus léger que dans le travail important qui la suit immédiatement, le Requiem de 1992. Chaque mouvement est inspiré par une courte section de la pièce : le premier découle en partie du texte de Puck « Je vais mettre une ceinture autour de la terre / En quarante minutes ». Henze représente le voyage autour du monde de Puck par une variation des hauteurs: l'Orient est l'ut médian, le pôle Sud est représenté par la plus basse des notes de l'orchestre symphonique moderne, tandis que le pôle Nord est naturellement à l'extrémité opposée de la gamme. Le second mouvement dépeint la tentative de séduction de Bottom par Titania, tandis que le mouvement Adagio reprend les paroles de Puck à la fin de la pièce : « Si nous avons offensé les ombres ». La symphonie a été créée le 1er octobre 1993 par l'Orchestre symphonique de Boston, qui a commandé l'œuvre (et qui en est le dédicataire) sous la direction de Seiji Ozawa. (fr) The Eighth Symphony by the German composer Hans Werner Henze was composed in 1992–93. Using Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as inspiration, it has a lighter theme than the major work it immediately follows, the Requiem of 1992. Each movement is inspired by a short section of the play: the first derives in part from Puck's line "I'll put a girdle round the earth/ In forty minutes". Henze depicts Puck's global journey in pitch variation: the East is middle C, the South Pole is the lowest notes in the modern symphony orchestra's range, while the North Pole is naturally at the opposite end of the range. The second movement depicts Titania's attempted seduction of Bottom, whilst the Adagio final movement takes Puck's If we shadows have offended speech at the end of the play. It was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who commissioned the piece (and to whom Henze dedicated it) under Seiji Ozawa on 1 October 1993. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Eighth Symphony by the German composer Hans Werner Henze was composed in 1992–93. Using Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as inspiration, it has a lighter theme than the major work it immediately follows, the Requiem of 1992. Each movement is inspired by a short section of the play: the first derives in part from Puck's line "I'll put a girdle round the earth/ In forty minutes". Henze depicts Puck's global journey in pitch variation: the East is middle C, the South Pole is the lowest notes in the modern symphony orchestra's range, while the North Pole is naturally at the opposite end of the range. The second movement depicts Titania's attempted seduction of Bottom, whilst the Adagio final movement takes Puck's If we shadows have offended speech at the end of the play. (en) La Symphonie no 8 est la huitième des dix symphonies du compositeur allemand Hans Werner Henze. Elle a été écrite en 1992–1993. Utilisant Le Songe d'une nuit d'été de Shakespeare comme source d'inspiration, elle a un thème plus léger que dans le travail important qui la suit immédiatement, le Requiem de 1992. Chaque mouvement est inspiré par une courte section de la pièce : le premier découle en partie du texte de Puck « Je vais mettre une ceinture autour de la terre / En quarante minutes ». Henze représente le voyage autour du monde de Puck par une variation des hauteurs: l'Orient est l'ut médian, le pôle Sud est représenté par la plus basse des notes de l'orchestre symphonique moderne, tandis que le pôle Nord est naturellement à l'extrémité opposée de la gamme. Le second mouvement dépein (fr) |
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