Orchideæ Ordinariæ or the Twelfth Root of Truth
1989
large orchestra and solo piano [37']
(two movements may be performed separately: Pandora, L’Orchidée d’argent)
Pandora, Piano [8’] (movement of Orchideæ Ordinariæ or the Twelfth Root of Truth for Orchestra)
L’Orchidée d’argent, piano [1’] (movement of Orchideæ Ordinariæ or the Twelfth Root of Truth for Orchestra)
Movement of the center of gravity in the orchestration of "Chorale"
Orchideæ Ordinariæ was written in 1989 for the Südwestfunk Orchestra in Baden-Baden and first performed in Donaueschingen in October of that year. It has seven movements –
Chorale, Perigord, Hornpipe, Exsequor, Orchidée, Scorpio and Pandora -
of which the first four form an "orderly" and "well-ordered" suite à la Passacaglia, Scherzo, Andante and Rondo Finale. The subsequent movements offer a critical comment on these four and on each other.
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Scores
Orchestral scores for Orchideæ Ordinariæ are available upon request.
