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Terra Terra -The Aquarius Era is a musical work by Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens is a contemporary Belgian author and composer.Lens was born in Ypres near the French border in Flanders, Belgium. His godfather taught him violin when he was five. He studied trumpet and double-bass, first at local academies and then at Royal conservatories. Later on he studied viola...

. It is the second part of the operatic trilogy The Accacha Chronicles
The Accacha Chronicles
The Accacha Chronicles is an operatic trilogy by Nicholas Lens for Soprano, Tenor, Counter-tenor, Mezzo-soprano, Baritone, Bass, male actor, small choir, mixed choir and chamber orchestra.-Reception:...

.

The work follows on the successful first partFlamma Flamma
Flamma Flamma
Flamma Flamma - The Fire Requiem is a musical work by Nicholas Lens. It is the first part of the operatic trilogy The Accacha Chronicles. The work was artistically and financially produced by the composer himself and gained international fame when Sony Classical bought the rights in 1994 for...

.
In 12 sections, the score combines orchestra, chorus and six operatic voices that contrast with the eerie tonalities of two female nasal-natural singers .

Cover, Creations and Adaptations

  • The cover of Terra Terra shows a vague image of Lens' daughter Clara-Lane as foetus.

  • Terra Terra - The Aquarius
    Age of Aquarius
    The Age of Aquarius is either the current or new age in the cycle of astrological ages. Each astrological age is approximately 2,150 years long, on average, but there are various methods of calculating this length that may yield longer or shorter time spans depending upon the technique used...

     Era
    Era
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     premiered live on 30 October 1999 at the Musikhalle Hamburg
    Hamburg
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     in Germany
    Germany
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    .

  • The newly published score of Terra Terra (rewritten by Lens in 2005 as second part of The Accacha Chronicles
    The Accacha Chronicles
    The Accacha Chronicles is an operatic trilogy by Nicholas Lens for Soprano, Tenor, Counter-tenor, Mezzo-soprano, Baritone, Bass, male actor, small choir, mixed choir and chamber orchestra.-Reception:...

    ),     did not premiere yet.

  • A video film entitled Anima
    Anima
    Anima may refer to:*the Latin term for the "animating principle", see vitalism**the Latin translation of Greek psyche**in Christian contexts, the soul**see also spirit...

     Superba     (track 12 of Terra Terra) was directed by Isabelle Desprechins and produced by Tabaran Company
    Tabaran Company
    Tabaran Company is a cultural production company for music, theatrical and film productions, based in Sint-Martens-Bodegem, Belgium.The company is owned by Nicholas Lens.- Productions :...

    .

    The film was shot around the Ganges river in India
    India
    India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

     showing original footage
    Footage
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     of death and birth rituals.

Credits

Second part of the operatic trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...

 by Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens is a contemporary Belgian author and composer.Lens was born in Ypres near the French border in Flanders, Belgium. His godfather taught him violin when he was five. He studied trumpet and double-bass, first at local academies and then at Royal conservatories. Later on he studied viola...

 The Accacha Chronicles
The Accacha Chronicles
The Accacha Chronicles is an operatic trilogy by Nicholas Lens for Soprano, Tenor, Counter-tenor, Mezzo-soprano, Baritone, Bass, male actor, small choir, mixed choir and chamber orchestra.-Reception:...



Music, Libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...

 and Concept: Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens is a contemporary Belgian author and composer.Lens was born in Ypres near the French border in Flanders, Belgium. His godfather taught him violin when he was five. He studied trumpet and double-bass, first at local academies and then at Royal conservatories. Later on he studied viola...



Published by Schott Music
Schott Music
Schott Music is one of the oldest German music publishers. It is also one of the largest music publishing houses in Europe and is currently the second oldest music publishing house. The company headquarters of Schott Music was founded by Bernhard Schott in Mainz, Germany in 1770.Established in...

 International Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...

/ New York
New York
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Studio version released by Sony BMG International (1999 and 2005) (BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...

 Classics 74321 697182 and Sony BMG 82876 66239 2)

Track listing

  1. Mors O Suavissima Rerum
  2. Molitur Memoria
  3. Milliens Millenae
  4. Moritur Terra
  5. Terra Aquarius
  6. Eia! Eia! Fetus in Vulva
  7. Mater
  8. Pater
  9. Pupulus
  10. Infans Dolore
  11. Pupulam O Puram
  12. Anima Superba
  13. Deus Meus

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