The Dances of the Dead (Roberts, Hayden)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts, 4 parts
Composition Year 2018-20
Genre Categories Secular choruses; Choruses; For mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For chorus with orchestra; English language; Symphonic poems

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 Act 1 Part 1: "The Descent"
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 Introduction (1.1)
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⇒ 9 more: Dante • The Beasts That Guard Mount Delectable • Virgil • True Descent Inwards • Welcome to Hell • Vestibules • The River Acheron • Introduction (1.2) • Lust (Act 1 Part 2)

 Dante
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 The Beasts That Guard Mount Delectable
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 Virgil
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 True Descent Inwards
#578118 - 0.92MB - 1:00 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 16×⇩ - MP3 - HaydenRoberts

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 Welcome to Hell
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 Vestibules
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 The River Acheron
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 Introduction (1.2)
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 Lust (Act 1 Part 2)
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 Act 1 Part 1: "The Descent"
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 Introduction (1.1)
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⇒ 9 more: Dante • The Beasts That Guard Mount Delectable • Virgil • True Descent Inwards • Welcome to Hell • Vestibules • The River Acheron • Introduction (1.2) • Lust (Act 1 Part 2)

 Dante
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 The Beasts That Guard Mount Delectable
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 Virgil
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 True Descent Inwards
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 Welcome to Hell
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 Vestibules
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 The River Acheron
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 Introduction (1.2)
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 Lust (Act 1 Part 2)
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Misc. Notes All of the score parts in this section are complete. Any parts not included in this are yet to be finished.
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General Information

Work Title The Dances of the Dead
Alternative. Title Les danse des morts
Composer Roberts, Hayden
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. DRI.13.5
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IHR 7
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts, 4 parts:
  • Act 1: Hell
  • Part 1: The Descent
i. Introduction
ii. Dante
iii. The Beasts that Guard Mount Delectable
iv. Virgil
v. True Descent Inwards
vi. Welcome to Hell
vii. Vestibules
viii. The River Acheron
  • Part 2: The Nine Circles
i. Introduction
ii. Limbo
iii. Lust
iv. Gluttony
v. Greed
vi. Wrath
vii. Heresy
viii. Violence
ix. Fraud
x. Treachery
xi. Back Out of Hell
  • Act 2: Purgatory
i. Introduction
ii. Kato
iii. Antepurgatory
iv. Pride
v. Envy
vi. Wrath
vii. Sloth
viii. Greed
ix. Gluttony
x. Lust
xi. The Earthly Paradise
xii. Beatrice
xiii. The Chariot
  • Act 3: Heaven
i. Introduction
ii. The Moon
iii. Mercury
iv. Venus
v. The Sun
vi. Mars
vii. Jupiter
viii. Saturn
ix. The Fixed Stars
x. The Prima Mobile
xi. The Empyrean
xii. Meeting God
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 2018-20
Librettist Dante Alighieri, Hayden Roberts
Language Latin/English
Average DurationAvg. Duration ?? minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation Voices: mixed chorus (SMATBB)
Orchestra: piccolo, 3 flutes (3rd also alto flute), 3 oboes (3rd also English horn),
3 clarinets (B♭) (3rd also basset horn), 2 bass clarinets (B♭), 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon)
3 alto saxophones (E♭), 2 tenor saxophones (B♭) (2nd also baritone saxophone (E♭)
8 horns (F), 3 trumpets (B♭), 4 trombones, 2 tubas (also cimbassos)
10 timpani (with 2 players), marimba (also glockenspiel), bass drum, cymbals, tam-tam
organ, 2 harps, strings
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