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Wuorinen, Charles
1938-2020
(b New York, 9 June 1938; d New York, 11 March 2020). American
The Magic Art <1979>
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An instrumental masque drawn from the works of Henry Purcell. Suites of various lengths may be constructed from the individual movements. Certain movements may be played with a slightly reduced instrumentation (without tp, tbn, timp, hp).
1. Act 1. Scene 1: The Shade Rising (A Sonata)
2. Scene 2: Awakening (Pavans with a Fantasy)
3. Scene 3: Praise (An Anthem and a Gloria)
4. Scene 4: Revels (Airs and Hornpipes)
5. Scene 5: Games (Theatre Music)
6. Scene 6: Repose
7. Act 2. Scene 1: Renewal (A Troped Chacony)
8. Scene 2: Intellection (Fantasias)
9. Scene 3: Celebration (Dances, Anthems, and Finale)
2. Scene 2: Awakening (Pavans with a Fantasy)
3. Scene 3: Praise (An Anthem and a Gloria)
4. Scene 4: Revels (Airs and Hornpipes)
5. Scene 5: Games (Theatre Music)
6. Scene 6: Repose
7. Act 2. Scene 1: Renewal (A Troped Chacony)
8. Scene 2: Intellection (Fantasias)
9. Scene 3: Celebration (Dances, Anthems, and Finale)