Sinfonia No.2 "Lost Innocence", per orchestra
Salvatore Di Vittorio
About this work:
PROGRAM NOTES
Sinfonia No. 2 "Lost Innocence", for orchestra, was composed in 1997 and then revised in 2000.
A program symphony, Sinfonia No. 2 was inspired by the tragedy of the Yugoslav civil wars in the late 1990s. As a reflection on the history of war and peace, the symphony depicts mankind's cyclical process in the search, discovery and abandonment of truth. Despite the work's dramatic ending, the overall theme of the music suggests mankind's unrelenting hope and soul through the guide of innocence.
A "Requiem for a Child" begins the music with a prayer for the death of innocent souls. The "March, On Lost Innocence" concludes the first movement in a musical depiction of evil, or war itself. In the "Dance of Tears" a cry for redemption is made in the search for humanity. Finally, a symbolic discovery of truth is given in "Child-heart, Song of Truth", which advocates the heart and innocence of a child. As typical of history, mankind abandons the childlike philosophy and returns to evil and war in "Revelation: The Abandoned Cradle". The fourth and final movement, "Elegy" acts as a funeral march with the hopeful rebirth of mankind towards peace.
Note that each of the four movements is based on the development of different world-lullabies (Yugoslavian and German, English and American, French, Austrian, and Italian), which as a collective whole represent the hope of our world.
- Salvatore Di Vittorio
Version: 1997, Rev. 2000
Year composed: 2000
Duration: 00:17:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Standard Orchestra
Instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 1 Flute, 2 Oboe, 2 Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 4 Horn in F, 3 Trumpet, 3 Trombone, 1 Tuba, 1 Timpani, 2 Percussion (General), 1 Xylophone, 1 Piano, 1 Celesta, 14 Violin, 4 Viola, 4 Cello, 2 Double bass, 1 Harp
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