Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Millennial mall (Lady Diotima´s walk)


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Millennial mall (Lady Diotima´s walk) / Ezredéves árkádpiac (Lady Diotima sétája)
Foreign language / English title
Millennial mall (Lady Diotima´s walk)
Subtitle
A Voice-Drama for the Imagination
Dedication
For Beate, Helen-Jennifer and Carol
For the 20 artists of the Elmer Iseler Singers
For the artist members of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
For Valdine Anderson
For Bramwell Tovey
For David Jaeger
Year of composition
1999

Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S. solo - 6 voice soli (S-Ms-A-T-Bar-B) - mixed choir (S-Ms-A-T-Bar-B) - 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 2 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb. - perc. (2 esec.) - arpa, pf. - strings: 6 vl. 1, 4 vl. 2, 4 vla., 3 vlc., 2 cb.
Duration
60 min

Movements, parts
1. Enter Lady Diotima
2. The Mall Flag-Song (1)
3. Reality Check (Mall Style)
4. The Mall Work-Out and Spa
5. The Scent-Shop (Many Scents)
6. The Mall Flag-Song (2)
7. The Fashion Show
8. "Bamboozle" Video
9. Advertising Unlimited (Lesson in Magic)
10. The Mall Flag-Song (3)
11. Millennial Tanking Now! (The Global Carnival)
12. Diotima leaves the Mall (Dialogue)

Text
ANHALT, István
Language
English
Premiere information
28 January 2000, New Music Festival, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Valdine Anderson (S.), Elmer Iseler Singers, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Canadian Music Centre, MV 5500 A596mi
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