Odysseus Weeps
COMPOSER:
Cheryl Frances-Hoad
PUBLISHER:
Chester Music
PRODUCT TYPE:
Book and Part(s)
INSTRUMENT GROUP:
Violin
Odysseus weeps, a five-minute work for violin and piano, was written very instinctively in reaction to Book 8 of the Odyssey, where Odysseus is brought to tears by the tales of the blind bard Demodocus, specifically his recounting of the quarrel between Odysseus and Achilles at Troy. Frances-Hoad
Specifications
Composer | Cheryl Frances-Hoad |
Publisher | Chester Music |
Instrumentation | Violin and Piano |
Product Type | Book and Part(s) |
Instrument Group | Violin |
Year of Publication | 2022 |
EAN | 5020679006283 |
No. Pages | 16 |
No. | MUSCH88275 |
Release Date | 12/8/2022 |
Definitive Duration | 31-12-1899 00:04:30 |
Description
Odysseus weeps, a five-minute work for violin and piano, was written very instinctively in reaction to Book 8 of the Odyssey, where Odysseus is brought to tears by the tales of the blind bard Demodocus, specifically his recounting of the quarrel between Odysseus and Achilles at Troy. Frances-Hoad wanted to depict in music the various emotions that Odysseus experiences in response to bard's recitations, and the subtle ways that the protagonist's weeping alters the relationship between Odysseus and his host, King Alcinous.