Anath

Année de composition
2015
Durée
21 minutes
genre
Instrumental
Effectif
Bass and instrumental ensemble [9 musicians] : trompette en sib (and bugle), saxophone I (sopranino and alto), saxophone II (alto and baritone), contrabassoon, guitar (and a third tones zither) or qanoun, harp, accordion and double bass

Sister of the god Baâl, Anath or Anat, goes to the Underworld to free her brother who is being held by another god and whose disappearance brings drought and the death of men.

 

Inspired by Ugaritic, religious and ritual texts, notably mythological fragments and mythical-magical tablets, the phonemes sung by the bass voice are a joyful invention. The music seems to come from the mists of time, developing an archaic sound dramaturgy.

Création mondiale
July 31th, 2015 | Festival de Chaillol | Eglise du Hameau, France
Éditeur
Onoma éditions musicales
Livret
Ugaritic text

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