C5487E9A-3261-4B68-9E1B-2B261B7B5F10
| ID | C5487E9A-3261-4B68-9E1B-2B261B7B5F10 |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | EBM0650051 |
| Title Name | Before All Beginning |
| Marketing Copy | In the words of the composer: "The music was intended to evoke the timeless eternal above... on a winter’s twilight... A poem I interpret to be about the mystical origins of music, its unbelievable mysterious powers, and almost living, breathing capacity to create ‘all wonders,’ even all that exists [is] the second poem from Rainer Maria Rilke’s "Sonnets to Orpheus." Commissioned and Premiered by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble for Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano. David Stock, conductor. Premiered February 28, 1994, Pittsburgh, PA. Recorded on "MMC Chamber Music, Vol. IV" by same. |
| Instrumentation | Solo Mezzo-Sop.; Fl. Ob. Cl./B.Cl. Vln. Vcl. Perc. Pno. |
| Commission | (not set) |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | add |
| Title Brand | 0 |
| Year Composed | 1994 |
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| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 8 |
| Ensemble Size | 8 |
| Date Created | 2018-11-30 20:19:49.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:19:49 |
| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
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| Text Author | Text by Rainer Maria Rilke |
| Premier Performance Memo | (not set) |
| Recording Credits | (not set) |
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| Title Category | 12 |
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| Set Series ID | (not set) |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Medium Voice |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 17 |
| Title Instrument Header | 73 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
| Clean Url | before-all-beginning-ebm0650051 |