Paean (ballet)
The ballet piece Paean is a dance study by the choreographer Tatjana Gsovsky on an electronic theme. The title comes from the Greek word for hymn of praise . The premiere took place on May 29, 1960 in the Theater des Westens (Städtische Oper).
The music comes from Remi Gassmann and Oskar Sala . The traditional orchestra is replaced by a tape that is reproduced electro-acoustically. For the first time, purely electronic sound generation demonstrated the versatile possibilities of the electronic music element with the specific effects of the tape studio. Any decorative framing or costly equipment has been dispensed with. With no actual dramatic plot, however, this work depicts the curve of human life in its sequence.
On the same music and the ballet builds Electronics of George Balanchine on, which premiered in New York 1,961th
action
The young person, shedding his childhood, painfully excited by the dark forces of growth (overture), grows up to be a youth (waltz, trio, postlude). Via the first love experience (song), the path continues to male activity, play and argument (Echo-Stretta). The intrusion of reality throws shadows into the existence of the young person and questions his whole worldview (Scherzo). After defeats and disappointments, struggles and suffering, the path of life ends in reconciliation and death.
Performers in the world premiere
- Gisela Deege
- Klaus Beelitz
- Jürgen Feindt
- Manfred Taubert
- Rudolf wood
- Claus Foer
- Gerd Heruth
- Detlef Hoppmann
- Peter Karwath
- Gerhard Menz
- J. Schwansee
Musical sequence
- Curtain Music
- Overture
- Waltz, Trio, Postlude
- Declamation
- song
- Echo-Stretta (Variation I)
- Coda
- Scherzo (Variation II)
- largo
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 12, 2012 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. Retrieved December 21, 2011
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002207910 accessed on December 21, 2011
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002207910 accessed on December 21, 2011
literature
- Wilhelm Ritter Verlag: Program leaflet for the premiere, Berlin Dahlem 1960.