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Wager also points to the fact that Michael is clearly identified in Donnerstag as originating from "Nebadon", which is another location name peculiar to the Urantia Book Wager , They are the expression of a world beyond, to which terrestrial eyes are blind, but which is given concrete form by The Urantia Book and other sources" Kurtz , Wager also takes care to assert that Lucifer, Eve, and Michael are "personal inventions of Stockhausen's that were made more meaningful through the Urantia Book.
Furthermore, according to Markus Bandur, the Urantia Book references are concealed by means of associative strategies to other fields of meaning and, as work progressed on Licht after the first-composed opera, Donnerstag , their significance progressively diminishes Bandur , The importance of the Urantia Book for Stockhausen's work should not be overestimated Ulrich , The musical structure of the cycle is based on three counterpointed main melodies or "formulas" , each associated with a central character. It follows the method of super-formula composition: Each of the three central characters is also associated with an instrument: Michael with the trumpet , Eve with the basset horn , and Lucifer with the trombone.
Stockhausen's conception of opera is more akin to the tableaux of the Renaissance masque and its hermetic cosmology than to traditional dramatic and climactic structures typical of the past two centuries Godwin , Because of its circular structure, in which the seven days of the week must be passed through again and again, a moral critique is rendered impossible, since the themes of the days perpetually return as permanent features of reality.
This in turn reflects Stockhausen's theological outlook, which offers a perspective beyond the superficial differences and opposites that place limitations on thought and hope Ulrich b , 99— Licht is not therefore primarily about the conflict between good and evil, but rather is a drama of latent tensions concerning a dispute about different conceptions of reality Maconie , The cycle is constructed modularly.
Not only is each of the seven operas a self-sufficient work, but so are the individual acts, scenes, and—in some cases—portions of scenes. These modules may be segments e. There are seven operas, each named for a day of the week , whose subject matter reflects attributes associated in traditional mythologies with each day.
These attributes in turn rest on the seven planets of Antiquity and their associated deities from which the day-names are derived Stockhausen b , — Stockhausen sought to fashion the subjects for each opera through absorption in the traditions of this planet and immersion into the intuitive meaning of each day of the week—meanings of which most people are not aware Stockhausen b , The cycle has neither a "beginning" nor an "ending"; like the days of the week, each opera leads to the next one, so that the conflict of Tuesday is followed by the reconciliation of Wednesday, and the mystical union of Sunday prepares the way for the new life of Monday.
It is an eternal spiral" Stockhausen b , Each opera is composed from an elaborated form of the corresponding day-segment of the superformula, made by superimposing one or more complete lines from the superformula, compressed to the length of the day-segment. These are named for the day in question e. The separate acts and scenes often involve further superimpositions of formula material. For example, "Luzifers Traum", the first scene of Samstag , has a total of five layers Kohl and Kohl Each day is also assigned a principal or " exoteric " colour, as well as one or more secondary or " esoteric " colours Stockhausen b , — Montag , composed between and , is dedicated to Eve.
It features an orchestra with synthesizers called a "modern orchestra" by Stockhausen , backing 21 performers 14 voices, 6 instruments and an actor , as well as adult and children's choirs.
The opera is in three acts, framed by a "greeting" and a "farewell. Monday' s exoteric colour is bright green; its esoteric colours are opal and silver Stockhausen b , The scenes and subscenes are as follows:.
After having composed the three "solo" operas Thursday, Saturday and Monday , Stockhausen proceeded to explore all combinations of the characters. Dienstag is the day of conflict between Michael and Lucifer. After the opening greeting, two acts follow: Dienstag is an opera for 17 performers three solo voices, ten solo instrumentalists, and four dancer-mimes , actors, mimes, choir, a "modern orchestra" 29 to 32 instruments including synthesizers and, in the second act, electronic music titled "Oktophonie" projected in eight channels, with loudspeakers arranged at the corners of a cube shape around the audience.
Since it is a "layer," this taped octophonic electronic music may be heard by itself. Tuesday' s colour is red Stockhausen b , The opera falls into the following sections and subsections:.
Photos of Dienstag aus Licht at the Leipzig Opera. Mittwoch is characterized by the cooperation of Eve, Michael and Lucifer. Composed between and , the opera consists of four scenes: The third scene, which has acquired a certain celebrity, is scored, as its name implies, for four stringed instruments and four helicopters, the latter used both as a performatic device and a sound source.
The greeting for Mittwoch is the electronic part of scene 4; the farewell is the electronic music from scene 2. The latter, like the electronic music for act 2 of Dienstag , is projected octophonically through speakers arranged at the corners of a cube surrounding the audience.
Wednesday' s colour is bright yellow Stockhausen b , The main divisions and their subdivisions are:. Donnerstag is an opera for 14 performers three voices, eight instrumentalists, three dancers plus a choir, an orchestra, and tapes. Though not the first part of Licht to be started, it was the first opera in the cycle to be completed, having been written between and Thursday is the day of the archangel Michael , and the story is centered on this character. It opens in the foyer with a "greeting" for an ensemble of brass and percussion, followed in the theater by three acts, and ends outside the theater with a "farewell", played from the surrounding rooftops by five trumpeters.
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Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Though not the first part of Licht to be started, it was the first opera in the cycle to be completed, having been written between and Each opera is composed from an elaborated form of the corresponding day-segment of the superformula, made by superimposing one or more complete lines from the superformula, compressed to the length of the day-segment. The absence of Lucifer from scene 1 is explained by Stockhausen's description of an accessory scene, called Luziferium , intended to be performed simultaneously with Sonntag , but in a different place, symbolizing the imprisonment of Lucifer, away from Eve and Michael; Luziferium was sketched but never written Stockhausen , 22—23; Stockhausen a , 8; Solare and Stockhausen The cycle has neither a "beginning" nor an "ending"; like the days of the week, each opera leads to the next one, so that the conflict of Tuesday is followed by the reconciliation of Wednesday, and the mystical union of Sunday prepares the way for the new life of Monday.
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