Composers

Augusta Read Thomas

Born: 1964
Earth Echoes (2011)
Publisher
G Schirmer Inc
Category
Soloist(s) and Orchestra
Year Composed
2011
Duration
28 Minutes
Soloist
Mezzo-soprano
Solo Instrument(s)
Baritone
Orchestration
2(pic).2(ca).2(bcl).2(cbn)/2.2[(pic tpt)].1.0/2perc/hp/str; trumpets double small percussion
Availability
Unavailable Explain this...
Programme Note
Augusta Read Thomas Earth Echoes (2011)
Digital perusal score available from ScoresOnDemand

Homage to Gustav Mahler one hundred years after his death

First performance:
October 11 2012
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Nathan Gunn, baritone
Orpheus
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY

Text: Written across 1,285 years (701-1983) representing 10 countries
Khalil Gibran (1883-1931)ARABIA
Amy Lowell (1874-1925)USA
Sri Aurobindo (Bengali: Sri Ôrobindo) (1872-1950)INDIA
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (1207-1273)PERSIA
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)GERMANY
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)UK
Gérard de Nerval (1808-1855)FRANCE
Wang Wei (701-761)CHINA
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886)USA
Uvavnuk an Inuit (Netsilik or Iglooik Eskimo) female shaman (19th century)CANADA
Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694)JAPAN
Li Po (China, 701-762)CHINA
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III (1911-1983)USA
Li Shang-Yin (ca. 813-858)CHINA


Movements:
#1: flower of our heart
#2: dancing flowers
#3: earth blossoms
#4: petal waterfall
#5: mountain with violets — (no pause) —
#6: earth echoes
Performances
Date
Title
  • 11 OCT 2012
    Earth Echoes World Premiere
    Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
    Orpheus




Please sign up for our free newsletter.-
Orchestral
Opera
Choral
Chamber
Media
Dance