Vocal

Ante Litteram

(2011)

for six voices a cappella (also for six voices and bass clarinet)

Commissioned By:Musik der Jahrhunderte
Instrumentation:6 voices a cappella: S. SII. A. T. Bar. B. (also version with Bass Cl. & 6 voices)

Lyrics: Oscar Bianchi, freely inspired by David Foster Wallace's The Infinite Jest, Friedrich Nietzsche's Der Antichrist and the Vigyan Bairav Tantra

World premiere: 26 September 2012, Festival MUSICA Strasbourg

Neuevocalsolisten Stuttgart, Gareth Davis