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TitlecodeB387402
Title NameThe Garden of Proserpine
Marketing CopyProserpine was the Roman counterpart of the Greek Persephone, and in Roman mythology, the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the fertility of the earth, and wife of Pluto, ruler of the infernal regions. Later, she became associated with the unconscious world of sleep, becoming, in fact, its goddess, and it is in this connection that Swinburne describes her domain as one of peacefulness, quiet, slumber and rest for the weary spirits of men, in his famous poem "The Garden of Proserpine" from which this work takes its title and inspiration. The music, subtitled "A Symphonic Pastorate for Winds," is in three-part ABA form, with the third part becoming a continuing development of the first. Two main themes form the basis of the texture, each heard separately at first and finally intertwining with one another in a continually shifting pattern of soft rhythms and colors; descriptive, perhaps, of the quiet streams and luminous patterns of light and shade in Proserpine's magic domain.
InstrumentationConcert Band
CommissionCommissioned by and dedicated to the Cornell University Wind Ensemble, Marice Stith, Director.
DedicationCommissioned by and dedicated to the Cornell University Wind Ensemble, Marice Stith, Director.
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Title Brand3
Year Composed1981
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Duration8
Ensemble Size13
Date Created2021-11-22 20:19:05.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:19:05
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Bsc CodeMUS037020
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Title Category0
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Title Grade7
Set Series ID7F8CF610-D06F-40E3-48E4-08DB00B0FAFD
Title Instrument Category TextConcert Band
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