Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 parts |
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Composition Year | 1867 |
Genre Categories | Secular oratorios; Oratorios; For voice, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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Work Title | Prometheus' Zegepraal |
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Alternative. Title | Les noces de Prométhée |
Composer | Benoit, Peter |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IPB 54 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 parts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1867 |
Librettist | Romain Cornut (1850–1922) |
Language | French |
Dedication | Composed for the inauguration of the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1867. |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Vocal soloist, chorus, and orchestra |
External Links | Peter Benoit - Oeuvrecatalogus Study Centre for Flemish Music (Dutch) / musikmph.de (English/German) |
Extra Information | This was Benoit's entry for the composition contest for the Universal Exposition in Paris 1867. The winner was Les noces de Prométhée, Op.19, by Camille Saint-Saëns (based on the same text). |
While the part of Prometheus doesn't often go above E (above middle C), it stays in this upper part of the bass range for most of the time, and the Es include some long sustained notes. There is one F above that, also sustained, and a couple of F#s (though there are ossias for these). On the whole, this is going to be more comfortable for a baritone.