Siegfried Steinkogler
Battle of Trees
Short instrumentation: 1 1 1 0 - 1 0 1 0, perc, e.guit, str
Duration: 15'
Libretto von: Siegfried Steinkogler
Instrumentation details:
flute
oboe
clarinet in Bb
horn in F
trombone
drum set
electric guitar
violin I (4 players)
violin II (4 players)
viola (3 players)
violoncello (2 players)
double bass (2 players)
Battle of Trees
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Siegfried Steinkogler
Schlacht der Bäume
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Type: Dirigierpartitur
Language: Deutsch
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Work introduction
Blodeuwedd - Celtic: "flower creature", "flower countenance"
The Christianized form of the Blodeuwedd myth from the Welsh Mabinogion (11th century) and the following text from the "Book of Taliesin" are woven into a poetic unit and form the basis for the dramaturgy and choreography of the work.
All disputes between the "magician" Gwydion and the "blossom-faced" Blodeuwedd ultimately culminate in the "Battle of the Trees". Both protagonists derive from an archaic-looking ancient Welsh myth: Gwydion, exploiting nature for his own purposes and Blodeuwedd, exploiting nature Since the "Battle of the Trees" ends in a stalemate, the struggle between the idea of progress and nature will continue into the distant future.
Excerpt:
“No father, no mother
was my body, was my blood.
Banished by Gwydion's spell,
archmage of britain,
I was formed from 9 blossoms,
Buds of different kinds:
From the mountain primrose first,
gorse, spir and oat grain,
of the bean lying in her shade
harbors myriads of pale spirits,
earthly spirits of earthly kind,
from the flowers of the nettle,
joins oak and thorn
the shy chestnut. –
Nine powers of nine plants
united to nine forces in me,
nine seeds of perennial and tree.
My hands are long and white
like the spray of water on the ninth wave..."
(Translation from the Middle Cymric by Siegfried Steinkogler)
What is necessary to perform this work?
Six dancers (3 female, 3 male) for the choreography