Oneiroi
Steve Layton
About this work:
Five-movement work for a smallish ensemble of flute, harmonium, piano, two guitars, and 20 strings. In Greek mythology, the one thousand Oneiroi were personifications of dreams. These black-winged demons issued forth from a cavern near the border of Hades. From the Commentary on the Somnium Scipionis (4th Century A.D.): All dreams may be classified under five main types: there is the enigmatic dream, in Greek "oneiro'; second, there is the prophetic vision, "horama"; third, the apparition, "phantasma"; fourth, there is the nightmare, "enhypnion"; and last, there is the oracular dream, "chrematismos".
Year composed: 2002
Duration: 00:21:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 10+ players
Instrumentation: ,1 Flute soloist(s), ,1 Piano soloist(s), ,1 Organ soloist(s), 6 Violin,4 Violin soloist(s), 4 Viola,2 Viola soloist(s), 2 Cello,2 Cello soloist(s), ,2 Guitar (Classical/Acoustic) soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: The part listed as "organ" is actually for harmonium.