Petr Eben - Ordo Modalis (1964)

I. Intrada
II. Air
III. Rigaudon
IV. Sarabanda
V. Giga da caccia
"The suite "Ordo Modalis" was inspired by the poem "Venus and Adonis" from William Shakespeare. This subject is the connection of Ovidius' antique theme with the renaissance view of William Shakespeare. In the same way these both elements are present in the music: two ancient instruments, the harp and the oboe, which is a successor of the antique aulos, and the renaissance form of a suite.
There is a double meaning of the title. The word "ordo" means Suite in the sense of a series of several dances, but it also means "order". This word order characterizes the technique of the composition. Every movement is written in a seven-tone mode, which brings a big advantage for the harpist: he is able to prepare all his pedals before the single movements and concentrate himself on his manual technique. Naturally the oboe is also bound to the selection of this tone material, which the composition brings in the original mode or its various transpositions."
-Petr Eben
Vilém Veverka, oboe
Kateřina Englichová, harp
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nice mood