Daphne ... An Imaginary Ballet (2015) for string orchestra, full score
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SKU: A0.869398
Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 38 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #432015. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.869398).Instrumentation: Violins 1a. Violins 1b. Violins 2a. Violins 2b. Viola. Cello. Double bass.
Program note.
I go to Rome every year during my winter break from teaching. My favorite statue in the Galleria Borghese is Bernini's "Apollo and Daphne." It is amazingly alive and beautiful. When the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston asked me to write a work for string orchestra, I immediately thought of the fabulous "Apollon Musagète" by Stravinsky. Wouldn't it be fun to write a companion piece to the Stravinsky and call it Daphne? And since the Stravinsky Apollo is a ballet, my Daphne would be one as well, although an imaginary one.
Daphne is in three sections.
1. Moderato ... Apollo struts around at a party, flirting with the nymphs and then suddenly he notices Daphne. He falls in love immediately.
2. Fuga ... Unnerved by Apollo's attention, Daphne flees. Apollo chases after her.
3. Largo ... Apollo catches up to Daphne and declares his love for her. She struggled to free herself from him and calls for help. To save Daphne from Apollo, her father Ladon, the river god, transforms Daphne into a laurel tree.
Curtain.
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https://thomasoboelee.bandcamp.com/album/daphne-an-imaginary-ballet-2015
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