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Title of the work

Death of Orpheus

Composer
Vajda Gergely
Original / Hungarian title
Orfusz halála
Foreign language / English title
Death of Orpheus
Subtitle
Choreographed poetry for ensemble and projected words
Year of composition
2025
Type
Ensemble
Instrumentation
fl. (anche picc.), cl. - cor. - santur or cimb., chit, - perc. - strings: vl., vla., vlc. (con scord.) - projector
Duration
16 min
Text
OVIDIUS
Language
English
Publisher / Source
MS
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 2024 - 2025

Based on Metamorphoses, Book XI by Ovid, translated by Seamus Heaney

The piece can be also performed with minor cuts when the words are not being projected for the performance.