Pope (music)
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"Pope" is a recitation for unaccompanied voice, composed by Juan Maria Solare
. It is based on text by Alfred Edward Housman. The 17-minute work was composed in Cologne
, Germany
and Saint-Germain des Angles in Évreux
, France
, between July 9 and July 27, 1996. It is five pages in length.
Juan María Solare
Juan María Solare is an Argentine composer and pianist.-Education:Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Solare studied and received his diploma in piano , composition and conducting at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música Carlos López Buchardo...
. It is based on text by Alfred Edward Housman. The 17-minute work was composed in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Saint-Germain des Angles in Évreux
Évreux
Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, between July 9 and July 27, 1996. It is five pages in length.
Performance history
- January 28, 1998: Ligia Liberatori in Cologne, in "Die Gewölbe" (avant-premiere)
- May 27, 1998: Ligia Liberatori in Cologne in the "Freie Kammerspiele Köln" official first performance
- January 21, 1999: Marc Aisenbrey at MusikhochschuleState University of Music and Performing Arts StuttgartThe State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany...
, StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... - February 18, 1999: Julius Pfeifer at Musikhochschule, Stuttgart
- April 24, 1999: Ligia Liberatori at Theatermesse, DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
- June 29, 1999: Ligia Liberatori at "Cour des Capucins" Festival, LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
- July 23, 24, 25 1999: Ligia Liberatori in Beaufort, LuxembourgBeaufort, LuxembourgBeaufort is a commune and town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.In 2005, the town of Beaufort, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 1,366. Other towns within the commune include Dillingen.The old...
- July 17, 2001: Ligia Liberatori in Aula Magna at the University in Cologne