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Title

Honneger: King David

Authors

WCU Concert Choir and Mastersingers with Chamber Ensemble, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Ryan Kelly , conducting, West Chester University of PennsylvaniaFollow

Files

Description

In 1920, French dramatist René Morax authored a four-hour biblical stage drama on the life of David. Inspired by structures of Hindu theatre, he wrote many short scenes that would be executed in rapid succession. Morax wanted incidental music between scenes throughout the play; however, he completed the play in December, 1920 with only six months until the work’s scheduled premiere. When several composers declined Morax’ request to compose the music because of the time constraints, he asked conductor Ernest Ansermet and composer Igor Stravinsky for their recommendation. Both of them recommended then twenty-eight year old Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), a Swiss native composing in France.

Publication Date

2015

Publisher

Mark Custom Records

City

Clarence, New York

Disciplines

Music Practice

Comments

WCU Concert Choir and Mastersingers with Chamber Ensemble

Ryan Kelly, conducting

Performing Arthur Honegger’s oratorio King David sung in English and featuring Randall Scarlata, narrator.

Recommended Citation

with Chamber Ensemble, WCU Concert Choir and Mastersingers and Kelly, Ryan , conducting, "Honneger: King David" (2015). School of Music Faculty Books & Music. 4.
https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/somfaculty_books/4