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Choir & Orchestra


1963

When the Living Envied the Dead                                     (24′)
– Partita Epica for Mixed Choir and reduced Orchestra in 6 movements -

score_blankscore_blank 1. Prologue
score audio 2. Hunger
score audio 3. The Turks
score score_blank4. Prince Lazar’s Plea
score_blank audio 5. Kosovo Battle
score_blank audio 6. Epilogue

TEXT: Fragments by mediaeval Chronicles
selected by the Composer
Sung in ancient Serbo-Slavonic
– In 2008 the whole score was adapted to be sung in English 
prizes_and_awards Award of Radio Belgrade – 1964
 

Significant performances:

 
live_performace 6. 2. 1967, Belgrade
Borivoje Simić conducted RTV Belgrade Choir & Orchestra 
live_performace 19. 19. 1976, Belgrade, BEMUS
Borivoje Simić conducted RTV Belgrade Choir & Orchestra 
  2. 7. 1988, Arandjelovac, “Marble and Sounds”
– stage performance (music from the tape)
The National Theater Balley Ensemble,
Correographer: Lidija Pilipenko
 
live_performace 19. 5. 2016, Belgrade
RTS Choir & Orchestra, Conducted by Bojan Sudjić​ 
tape_recordingaudio Radio Belgrade, TRO 11888
Borivoje Simić conducted RTV Belgrade Choir & Orchestra 
lp_record PGP RTB 22-2582 STEREO
Borivoje Simić conducted RTV Belgrade Choir & Orchestra 
performing_material Library of Radio Belgrade
 
ORCHESTRA: [ Fl – Vbf/Xyl – Timp + 3 Perc – Strings ]  
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