related works
Canti carnascialeschi : per coro da camera a cappella / Robert Heppener
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK4
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s); Voice and orchestra
Scoring:
medium fl 2vl vla vc / medium fl str(vl vla vc)
De visitatie : voor alt en kamerorkest, 1936 / tekst: Gerard Wijdeveld, Fré Focke
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and orchestra
Scoring:
alt 1111 2100 timp perc 2vl vla vc cb
Aria van de kleine zeemeermin : for soprano and orchestra, (1949) / Rudolf Escher
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and orchestra
Scoring:
sopr(-m) 2222 sax-a 3210 perc hp pf(cel) str 3ondes martenot/3vl-solo
composition
Cantico delle creature : di S. Francesco d'Assisi, per una voce, arpa e orchestra d'archi / Robert Heppener
Other authors:
Franciscus van Assisi
(Text writer/Librettist)
Heppener, Robert
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): I have tried to find an adequate musical form for this ecstatic joyful anthem by Fransciscus bestowing the greatest expression strength to the singing voice; as a result, it seemed to me best to keep the direct and unaffected tone of the poem. The string orchestra and the harp largely stipulate the harmonic basis. Only in the middle section (Lento) - there where the poem relates on people - is the string orchestra important. The harp part is not obligatory, yet this royal instrument is mainly added for its brilliance to the string orchestra. The Dutch translation of the old-Italian text (beginning 13e centuries) is a clarification of the contents on this work. - ROBERT HEPPENER