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Much of the singing is performed a cappella. Frequently an ostinato in the orchestra builds up an almost unbearable tension which is resolved only in the final bars of the piece.

The sense of antiquity is often enhanced when the text is treated psalmodically in a manner resembling Gregorian Chant. Another early device found in Antigone is the melisma , where many notes are assigned to a single syllable, which is found as well in the music of other ancient and modern cultures.

The structure of the work, its heavy emotional content, its novel fabrics of sound, all demand more of the listener than required in the usual opera performance. While Antigone has never been very popular, it has set new standards for the orchestra, the singers and the committed listener. Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay.

The opera begins in the early morning following a battle in Thebes between the armies of the two sons of Oedipus : Eteocles and Polynices. King Kreon Creon , who ascended the throne of Thebes after both brothers are killed in battle, decrees that Polynices is not to be buried. Antigonae, his sister, defies the order, but is caught. Kreon decrees that she be buried alive in spite of the fact that she is betrothed to his son, Haemon. O Brautbett! Act 4. Der Leib auch Danaes musste. O Alter!

Act 5. O ihr des Kadmos Nachbarn und Amphios. Ich liebe Frau, sag' es, als Augenzeuge. Wie nimmst du dies? Die Frau ging wieder weg. Um vieles ist das Denken mehr. Release Date March 30, Genre Classical. Styles Opera. Bedenke, Schwester, wie der Vater, von uns Carl Orff. Zwischenspiel Carl Orff. Zuletzt, als weiter nichts zu forschen war, spricht einer Carl Orff. Ungeheuer ist viel Carl Orff. Wie Gottes Versuchung aber steht es vor mir Carl Orff.

Die Vier versorgten den Mond mit Ol. Lieg ich hier an dieser Schwelle. Alle, die wir ringsum stehn. Und als der Erste gestorben war. Und als der Mond dort leuchtete. Du spielst, als lagst du noch im Grab. Florat silva undique. Was ist da los. Der Wein ist gut. Magische Aura. Sitz ich da am hohen Himmel. So brachte Petrus die Toten zur Ruh. Ach, da hangt ja der Mond. CD6: Carl Orff - Antigonae O Ismenes Haupt!

Bedenke, Schwester, wie der Vater, von uns 3. O Blik der Sonne, du Schonster 5. Ihr Manner, war's die Stadt allein 6. Mein Konig, diesmal plaudr' ich nicht 7. Zuletzt, als weiter nichts zu forschen war, spricht einer 8. Mein Konig, lange rat, es mochte gottlich 2.

Ungeheuer ist viel Wie Gottes Versuchung aber stehet es vor mir Du also, die zur Erde neigt das Haupt Doch weist du wohl, dass allzu sprode sprach Aber jetzt kommt aus dem Tor ismene 3. Glukseelige solcher Zeit, da man nicht schmecket das Ubel Bald haben wohl, o Sohn, mehr als die Seher Als wie von gott, himmlisch kommt die Besinnung Bedenke, Schwester, wie der Vater, von uns. Geist der Liebe, dennoch Sieger 2. Jetzt aber komm' ich, eben, selber 3. O Grab!

O Brautbett! O des Landes Thebes vaterliche Stad 5. Der Leib auch Danaes musste 6. Ihr Fursten Thebes! Miteinander Kommen 7. O Alter! Alle, wie auf eines Schutzen Ziel 8. Namenschopfer, der du von den Wassern, welche Kadmos O ihr des Kadmos, Nachbarn und Amphios O All ihr Burger! Eine Rede merkt' ich Eurydice Ich liebe Frau, sag'es, als Augenzeuge Wie nimmst du dies?

Die Frau ging wieder weg Unsinnige Sinne! Mich beflugelt aie Furcht August EAC extraction logfile from 4. Geist der Liebe, dennoch Sieger. O Brautbett!. Mich beflugelt die Furcht. O ihr des alten Kadmos Kinder 2. An extraordinary reduction of the structures of the pitch domain, in connection with the predominance of rhythmic patterns, has been described as an essential feature of Orff's late style.

Concentrating on an ensemble of percussion instruments with and without definite pitches, originally certainly born out of the fascination that the orchestra's only still evolving group exercised on 20th-century composers, also appears to be a veritable patent solution for a composer who is interested in creating pitch organizations had never been a central concern. In the score of Antigonae , six grand pianos and a group of xylophones, which were mostly given only marginal tasks in the traditional orchestra, take on the role that the group of strings had in the orchestration of Viennese classical music.

In the history of 20th-century music, Orff's operas on Greek Antiquity constitute an extraordinarily original and highly personal pathway for the avantgarde music theatre after According to the score, which is published by Schott Music, Antigonae is scored for an unusual orchestra with a strong percussion section.

This orchestra is to be well screened from the audience when the opera is performed. The percussion section requires 10 to 15 players to perform on the following instruments:. For the percussion, Carl Orff insisted on using the right kind of instruments. The two bells must be of typical shape; tubular bells and "plate" bells are not acceptable. The castanets must be of the type without handles, e. Carl Orff also gave extensive performance directions that should be taken into account at performances.

For instance, some of the 12 pianists switch to other pianos at several sections. In another place, the entire trumpet section is required to perform some passages backstage before returning to the orchestra. Carl Orff was a German composer and music educator, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.

She is a sister of Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene. The meaning of the name is, as in the case of the masculine equivalent Antigonus , "worthy of one's parents" or "in place of one's parents".

She is the protagonist of the eponymous play by Sophocles. De temporum fine comoedia is an opera or musical play by 20th-century German composer Carl Orff. It was his last work and took ten years to compose. In this highly personal work, Orff presented a mystery play in which he summarized his view of the end of time, sung in Ancient Greek, Latin, and German.