Tragoedia

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Tragoedia is an early chamber opera by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, noted for its modernist style and exploration of ritual and myth.

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instanceOf chamber opera ⓘ
musical work ⓘ
composer Harrison Birtwistle NERFINISHED ⓘ
composerNationality British ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
form one-act opera ⓘ
genre modernist music ⓘ
hasPart instrumental interludes ⓘ
vocal scenes ⓘ
inCatalogueOf Harrison Birtwistle operas ⓘ
influencedBy Greek tragedy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement European musical modernism ⓘ
notableFor complex rhythmic structures ⓘ
dense instrumental writing ⓘ
exploration of myth ⓘ
exploration of ritual ⓘ
partOf early works of Harrison Birtwistle ⓘ
premiereDate 1965 ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Punch and Judy NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mask of Orpheus NERFINISHED ⓘ
scoring chamber ensemble ⓘ
structure ritualized scenes ⓘ
style modernist ⓘ
subjectMatter myth ⓘ
ritual ⓘ
uses extended instrumental techniques ⓘ
non-tonal harmony ⓘ

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