Pluto - A Sequel
Margaret Brouwer
About this work:
Pluto, the furthest planet from the earth, had not been discovered when Gustav Holst wrote “The Planets”. This work was commissioned as a sequel that could be performed on concerts with “The Planets”. Pluto, the Roman god of the underworld, sometimes called King of the Dead, was unpitying, inexorable but just and is associated with aggression, passion, conflict, violence, war, intensity and extremes. This work portrays the personality and struggles of Pluto. A middle section portrays Persephone who is the goddess associated with the god of the underworld (Greek name, Hades) in the well-known Greek myth.
Year composed: 1997
Duration: 00:13:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Orchestra with Soloist(s)
Instrumentation: 3 Piccolo, 2 Oboe, 1 English Horn, 3 Bass Clarinet, 2 Contrabassoon, 4 Horn in F, 3 Trumpet, 3 Bass Trombone, 1 Tuba, 1 Timpani, 4 Percussion (General), 1 Strings (General), 2 Harp, ,1 Soprano soloist(s), 1 S, 1 SS, 1 A
Instrumentation notes: optional women's chorus, and solo soprano, choir one and two are SSA