compositions
the CIVIL warS (Cologne)
A tree is best measured when it is down
1984

Info

28′

Music by Philip Glass.
Libretto by Maita di Nascemi and Robert Wilson. Text in Latin, Italian, and English.

Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers.

Commission

Commissioned by Schauspielhaus, Köln.

Premiere

Premiere: January 19, 1984, at Cologne.

Cast

S, Mz, T, Bar, B; 2 speaking parts (M+F); SATB chorus; 2 (pic) .2.(bcl).2/4.3.2 btbn.1/hp/ timp. 3 perc (SD, BD, cym, wdbl)/ str, fl, cl, bn, 4hn, 2 vln, va, vc, bass

Notes

Originally conceived as part of Robert Wilson’s multi-composer epic for the Olympic Games of 1984, the work can also be performed in a concert version.

Related

COMPOSITIONS:
the CIVIL warS – Rome