CASTOR & POLLUX

A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini 2nd Version 1968 Facsim

Series: Study Score
Publisher: Schott
Format: Softcover
Composer: Harry Partch

Castor and Pollux is a dance piece that tells the story of Leda with the swan and the birth of the twins Castor and Pollux. Partchs score consists of two halves, one for each of the twins. The first three scenes of each half are written for two instruments and areplayed by two dancers. In the final scene Chorus of Birth from the Egg, all six musicians and six dancers act simultaneously: a dynamic superimposition of rhythm, melody and harmony.

Item #: 049045926
UPC: 888680950347
Size: 11.75"  x  8.25"
Pages: 36
Stock #: HL49045926