Devil in Love
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The Devil in Love is an opera in three acts by the Russian composer
Alexander Vustin
(born 1943). The Russian
libretto
was written by Vladimir Khachaturov after the novel The Devil in Love by Jacques Cazotte
(1772).
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Alexander Vustin
Alexander Vustin
Alexander Kuzmich Vustin, also Voustin or Wustin is a Russian composer.-Biography:He studied composition first with Grigory Frid at a regional music college, and later with Vladimir Ferè at the Moscow Conservatory, graduating in 1969. Between 1969 and 1974, Vustin worked as a music editor at USSR...
(born 1943). The Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
was written by Vladimir Khachaturov after the novel The Devil in Love by Jacques Cazotte
Jacques Cazotte
Jacques Cazotte was a French author.Born at Dijon, he was educated by the Jesuits. Cazotte then worked for the French Ministry ofthe Marine and at the age of 27 he obtained a public office at Martinique....
(1772).
History of creation
This is probably the most important composition of Alexander Vustin. He worked on this opera for around 15 years (1975-1989). Despite his efforts, the opera still was not performed. However, the composer used the same or similar musical material in dozens of his compositions written during the same period, most of which are available and can be heard, for example, at the Classical Archives website.Scoring
- Singers: 2 Sopranos,Mezzo soprano, 2 Altos, 2 Tenors , 2 Baritones , 2 Basses; chorus (small); dancers
- Orchestra: 2 flutes (II = piccolo), 5 clarinets (II = bass clarinet, III = alt saxophone, IV = tenor saxophone, V=bass saxophone) , trumpet, trombone, percussion (7 players: Percussion 1: wood blocks / temple blocks; Percussion 2: cymbals / gongs / tam-tams; Percussion 3:tom-toms / drums; Percussion 4-7: tubular bells / vibraphone /marimba / castanets / 5 tartafruge / whip (instrument)Whip (instrument)In music, a whip or slapstick is a percussion instrument consisting of two wooden boards joined by a hinge at one end. When the boards are brought together rapidly, the sound is reminiscent of the crack of a whip. It is often used in modern orchestras, bands, and percussion ensembles.There are...
/hammer/ guiro / ratchet / washboard / 2 maracas / rattle / hi-hat / flexatone / tambourine / tamburo (side drum) / cassa (bass drum) / pedal timpani / flauto a culisse / large siren / ruggitso del leone) piano ( = celesta / harpsichord / electro organ / synthesizer) 12 violins, 1 double-bass