De Mulieribus Claris (2020) for tenor and piano
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SKU: A0.869698
Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Contemporary. 53 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #6026387. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.869698).Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 -1375) is famous for his book, "Decameron." His other magnum opus is "De Mulieribus Claris." The English title is "Famous Women." In the original Latin Boccaccio compiled 106 biographies of famous and infamous mythological women. I found the subject fascinating. So I bought an English translation by Virginia Brown, published by the I Tatti Renaissance Library of Harvard University in Florence, Italy.
Each biological profile is in three parts: a genealogy, the deeds or misdeeds that made her famous, and Boccaccio’s philosophical appraisal of her character.
After plowing through all 106 biographies, I decided I would only select passages from part three. At first I narrowed my choices down to ten women. But by the time I got to Sappho the song cycle had reached the 30-minute mark. I said to myself, "It is time to stop." LOL!!!
The work is in seven movements.
1. EVA … Adagio
2. MARPESIA et LAMPEDONE … Allegro ma non troppo
3. MEDEA … Sostenuto
4. MEDUSA … Largo
5. ILOE … Molto allegro
6. ILIA … Largo
7. SAPPHO … Moderato
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