KING DAVID REDUCTION POUR PIANO - Softcover

Arthur Honegger; René Morax

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9790202850022

Publisher: Edition Foetisch. Hug & Co. Musikverlage, 1925

Synopsis

Symphonic psalm in three parts, after a drama by René Morax. Music by Arthur Honegger. Vocal score, english version by Edward Agate. King David was composed in Mézières, Switzerland in 1921 and is classified as an oratorio or more specifically as a dramatic psalm. The libretto tells the biblical story of King David s life from the time he was a shepherd, to his conquests in battle, his rise to power, his lust for another man s wife, his agony over his son s death, his disobedience to God, and finally to his own death.

Edition details

• Publisher: Edition Foetisch. Hug & Co. Musikverlage
• Publication date: 1925
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9790202850022
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 93