Johannes Maria Staud

Jittering Directions (The Fury of Our Concepts)

Title
Jittering Directions (The Fury of Our Concepts)
Subtitle
Six songs for soprano and orchestra
Category
Orchestra with Soloist(s)
Gesang und Orchester
Duration
19
Number of performers
71
Instrumentation
Solo S – 3(picc/A-fl).2.cor ang.2.B-clar.2.dble bsn – 4.3.3.1 – timp.perc(3) – hp – pno – cel – str 12.10.8.6.4
Composition year(s)
2021
World premiere
17.2.2022, Wiener Konzerthaus, Großer Saal (A). Wiener Symphoniker, Yeree Suh – Sopran, Andrés Orozco-Estrada – Dirigent.
Movements
I. Solstice
II. January
III. The Hard Listener
IV. The Locust Tree in Flower
V. The Sadness of the Sea
VI. The Last Turn
Commissioner
Commissioned by Wiener Symphoniker and Wiener Konzerthaus
Text
William Carlos Williams
Publisher