VWV 81 · Orchestral · 2023 ·
Icarus
Symphonic Poem
- Catalogue
- VWV 81
- Form
- Symphonic Poem
- Scoring
- Baritone & orchestra
- Composed
- 2023
- Duration
- 14:35
A symphonic poem on the flight and fall of Icarus, the ascent into glory and the plunge into the indifferent sea. Voss's baritone rises in ecstatic vocalise toward the sun before the wax melts, the orchestra wheeling from blazing height to the small, cold splash below.
From Orchestral Visions · NV-007
Performance materials +
- Forces
- Baritone & orchestra
- Tessitura
- Baritone solo (G2–F4)
- Materials
- Full score, Study score, Set of orchestral parts
- Availability
- On hire · Voss Editions
- Grade
- Advanced — professional ensemble
- ISMN
- 979-0-706081-567-1
