Pierrot Rewrite
Composed a century ago, Arnold Schönberg’s Pierrot lunaire marked one of the first acts of modern music. This fascinating cycle brings together 22 expressionist ‘melodramas’ based on poems by the Belgian symbolist Albert Giraud. In this work created for a female singer-reciter and a quintet of instrumentalists, Schönberg invented the Sprechgesang, a spoken-sung style that would have a rich legacy. The Pierrot Rewrite project invites contemporary composers to set to music 21 of the 50 poems that make up the original cycle of Pierrot lunaire – not all of which were set to music by Schönberg.
Papillons noirs (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Ivresse de lune (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Coucher de soleil (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Arlequin
L'escalier (commissioned by Ars Musica)
Pierrot Lunaire (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Le miroir
Spleen (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Eglise (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Violon de lune (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Poussière rose (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Cristal de Bohème (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Les nuages (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Absinthe (commissionned by Ars Musica)
L’alphabet (commissionned by Ars Musica)
A mon cousin de Bergame (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Les cigognes (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Pierrot Cruel (commissionned by Ars Musica)
Blancheurs sacrées (World Premiere - commissionned by Ars Musica)
Evocation (World Premiere - commissionned by Ars Musica)
Théâtre (World Premiere - commissionned by Ars Musica)
Practical information
Dates
Location
Hall M
Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 BRUSSELSSound level
Level 2 ≤ 95 db
Related events
Co-production
In the framework of