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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]]''. 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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Medea's Dance of Vengeance is a composition (1955, Op. 23a) by the American composer Samuel Barber, derived from his earlier ballet suite Medea. 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.[1]

Instrumentation

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

Premiere

The work was premiered on February 2, 1956, by the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Dimitri Mitropoulos.[1] The concert suite was recorded by the New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Barber.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Freed, Richard. "Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a". John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
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