Descent from Parnassus

Title

Descent from Parnassus

Description

Brazilian composer Marcos Balter composed "Descent from Parnassus" for solo flute.

As included in the comments of Claire Chase's performance at the Art Institute of Chicago: "The Art Institute of Chicago commissioned a new work for Chase in January 2012 by the Chicago-based Brazilian composer and longtime collaborator Marcos Balter. The piece, scored for solo flutist doubling a virtuoso vocal part (from Dante’s Canto Paradiso), is inspired by Cy Twombly’s The First Part of the Return from Parnassus (1961), which resides in the Institute’s permanent collection. A short film of the work performed at the Art Institute in front of the painting was produced by Karen Chester with videography by Ross Karre."
Duration: 12 minutes

Creator

Balter, Marcos (b. 1974)

Source

Marcos Balter (personal website), https://marcosbalter.com/works/
Marcos Balter (coontact form), https://marcosbalter.com/contact/

Date

2012

Format

0-10 minutes

Coverage

2000-

Instrumentation

flute / flûte

Ensemble Type

solo

Citation

Balter, Marcos (b. 1974), “Descent from Parnassus,” Music EnLivened, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/music-enlivened/items/show/208.

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