Ogelala (Schulhoff)

Ogelala “ Ballet mystery based on the ancient Mexican original ” op. 53 is a one-act ballet composed by Erwin Schulhoff in 1923 , divided into 13 images.

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• I. fight
• II. In fetters
• III. In the pueblo of King Ivas
• IV. Bondage dance
• V. Pantomime - The Judgment
• VI. Skull dance
• VII. Ivala's suffering
• VIII. Ivala's dance
• IX. Victory dance
• X. love dance
• XI. Sex dance
• XII. Arms dance
• XIII. Sacrificial dance

occupation

The ballet is cast for:

• small flute
• flute
• oboe
• English horn
• Clarinet in Bb (+ clarinet in Eb)
• Bass clarinet in B
• bassoon
• Contrabassoon
• 2 horns in F
• small trumpet in Bb
• Drums
  • xylophone
  • Carillon
  • triangle
  • pool
  • big drum
  • Military drum
  • Agitator drum
  • Tam-tam
  • castanets
  • Ratchets
• harp
• banjo
• Violin I.
• Violin II
• viola
• violoncello
• double bass

It is noticeable that the line-up differs greatly from the classical symphonic line-up; apart from a trumpet, no brass whatsoever is used, and the drum kit is missing in the drums. The occupied banjo is also very atypical for a classical orchestra. Another characteristic is the great variety of percussion instruments that make up the rhythmic character of the music.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.klassika.info/Komponisten/Schulhoff/Ballett/053/index.html
2. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.universaledition.com/Erwin-Schulhoff/verbindisten-und-werke/verbindungen/662/werk/3950
3. ↑ ^{a b} Archived copy ( memento of the original dated December 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.