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'''''Medea's Dance of Vengeance''''' is a [[musical composition|composition]] (1955, [[Opus number|Op.]] 23a) by the American composer [[Samuel Barber]], derived from his earlier [[ballet suite]] ''[[Medea (ballet)|Medea]]''. Barber first created a seven-[[Movement (music)|movement]] concert suite from this ballet (''Medea'', Op. 23), and five years later reduced this concert suite down to a single-movement concert piece using what he felt to be the strongest portions of the work. He originally titled it ''Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance'', but shortly before his death, he changed the title to simply ''Medea's Dance of Vengeance''.<ref name="kennedy-center">{{Cite web
'''''Medea's Dance of Vengeance''''' is a [[musical composition|composition]] (1955, [[Opus number|Op.]] 23a) by the American composer [[Samuel Barber]], derived from his earlier [[ballet suite]] ''[[Medea (ballet)|Medea]]'' and loosely based on the play ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]'' by [[Euripides]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Heyman |first=Barbara B |year=2020 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tZXHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA296 |title=Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=296 |isbn=978-0-19-086373-9 }}</ref> Barber first created a seven-[[Movement (music)|movement]] concert suite from this ballet (''Medea'', Op. 23), and five years later reduced this concert suite down to a single-movement concert piece using what he felt to be the strongest portions of the work. He originally titled it ''Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance'', but shortly before his death, he changed the title to simply ''Medea's Dance of Vengeance''.<ref name="kennedy-center">{{Cite web
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== Premiere ==
== Premiere ==
The work was premiered on February 2, 1956, by the [[New York Philharmonic]] under the baton of [[Dimitri Mitropoulos]].<ref name="kennedy-center" /> The concert suite was recorded by the [[New Symphony Orchestra]], conducted by Barber.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
The work was premiered on February 2, 1956, by the [[New York Philharmonic]] under the baton of [[Dimitri Mitropoulos]].<ref name="kennedy-center" /> The concert suite was recorded by a Decca studio ensemble, the [[New Symphony Orchestra (London)#NSODecca|New Symphony Orchestra]], conducted by Barber in 1950.<ref>Stuart, Philip. [https://charm.rhul.ac.uk/pubs/DeccaComplete.pdf "Decca Complete"], p. 178</ref>

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Latest revision as of 09:48, 28 November 2024

Medea's Dance of Vengeance is a composition (1955, Op. 23a) by the American composer Samuel Barber, derived from his earlier ballet suite Medea and loosely based on the play Medea by Euripides.[1] Barber first created a seven-movement concert suite from this ballet (Medea, Op. 23), and five years later reduced this concert suite down to a single-movement concert piece using what he felt to be the strongest portions of the work. He originally titled it Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, but shortly before his death, he changed the title to simply Medea's Dance of Vengeance.[2]

Instrumentation

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Dance of Vengeance is scored for a larger orchestra than either preceding version (ballet or concert suite), being made up of the following:

Premiere

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The work was premiered on February 2, 1956, by the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Dimitri Mitropoulos.[2] The concert suite was recorded by a Decca studio ensemble, the New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Barber in 1950.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Heyman, Barbara B (2020). Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-19-086373-9.
  2. ^ a b Freed, Richard. "Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a". John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
  3. ^ Stuart, Philip. "Decca Complete", p. 178
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