Satan's Fall
| Satan's Fall | |
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| Basic information | |
| Composed by: | Stewart Copeland (Based on the text by John Milton) |
| Composed in: | 2019 |
| Length: | XX minutes |
| Premiere date: | 2020-02-07 |
| Premiere venue: | Roxian Theatre |
| Premiere location: | McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA |
Contents
Introduction
Satan's Fall is an oratorio for choir and orchestra based on Books V and VI of John Milton's Paradise Lost. It premiered on 2020-02-07 at the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, featuring the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh.
“My piece,” Copeland says, “is about the three days of battle that result, which waxes and wanes very colorfully and violently and aggressively. To tell the story of this battle, you need 80 men and women on stage singing heavy metal.”[1]
Vocal parts
- Raphael (tenor)
- Raphaella (soprano)
- Satan (bass)
- God (bass)
- Messiah (soprano)
- Zophiel (soprano)
- Abdiel (tenor)
- Belial (bass)
Orchesta
- Violin 1 & 2
- Viola
- Cello
- Oboe
- Clarinet
- Bass clarinet
- Bassoon
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Bass trombone
- String bass
- Percussion
- Piano
Background
The piece was commissioned by the Mendelssohn Choir after Copeland first met conductor Matthew Mehaffey in 2016. Stewart was in Pittsburgh at the time for the premiere of The Tyrant's Crush.
Performance history
Release History
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Quotations and trivia
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References
- Satan's Fall - Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
- Stewart Copeland's Satan's Fall to premiere at Roxian Theatre - Trib Live
