Lilith's Dream of Ecstasy

Orchestra

Work Details

Lilith's Dream of Ecstasy
(1995)
WORK DURATION
10:00
WORK CODE
GF/LD
Instrumentation
1+2pic.3(ca).2(bcl)+Ebcl.2+cbn / 5.3.3.1 / timp.3perc / hp / pf / str
COMMISSION DETAILS
New Zealand International Festival of the Arts (with financial support from Creative New Zealand)
Premiere
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz (cond), Wellington, NZ, 13 March 1996
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From the Composer

Lilith is the night demon of Hebrew mythology. She represented womankind before the creation of Eve, but was shunned by Adam because of her independence, power and dominant character. This rejection so enraged her that she took revenge on mankind by transforming herself into a night demon. As a nocturnal creature of exquisite beauty, Lilith emerges to enter the minds of men. Through their dreams she plants the seeds of erotic fantasy, desire and ultimately, frustration.

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