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The Poets' Requiem
by Ned Rorem
Orchestration
2222-2110-timp+1-hp-pf-str-chorus(SATB)-soloist(S)
Duration
22 minutes
Year Composed
1955
Notes
Movements
- Kafka: two bits from "Reflections on Sin, Death and the True Way"
- Rilke: from the "Duino Elegies"
- Cocteau: from "Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde"
- Mallarmé: from "Toast Funèbre"
- Freud: from "Reflections on the War"
- Goodman: From Sentences and Prayers"
- Gide: from "Les Nouvelles Nourritures"
- Rilke: from the "Duino Elegies"
The fifth movement calls for a male speaker.
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Movements & Players Table
Part Name | Instruments |
|---|---|
Flute 1 | C Flute |
Flute 2 | C Flute |
Oboe 1 | Oboe |
Oboe 2 | Oboe |
Clarinet 1 | Clarinet in A |
Clarinet 2 | Clarinet in A |
Bassoon 1 | Bassoon |
Bassoon 2 | Bassoon |
Horn 1 | Horn in F |
Horn 2 | Horn in F |
Trumpet | Trumpet in C |
Trombone | Trombone |
Harp | Harp |
Piano | Piano |
Timpani | Timpani |
Percussion | Large Gong, Triangle, Cymbals, and Snare Drum |
Violin 1 | Violin Section |
Violin 2 | Violin Section |
Viola | Viola Section |
Cello | Cello Section |
Double Bass | Bass Section |
Solo: Soprano | Soprano (Voice) |
Chorus: Soprano | Soprano (Voice) |
Chorus: Alto | Alto (Voice) |
Chorus: Tenor | Tenor (Voice) |
Chorus: Bass | Bass (Voice) |
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