This dissertation is a ballet composed for chamber orchestra. The ballet is based on
Heinrich von Kleist’s play Penthesilea. The twenty-four scenes of Kleist’s play were reduced
into ten scenes. In Kleist’s version of Penthesilea, unlike in Greek mythology, the queen of the
Amazons Penthesilea survives after being struck by Achilles, who falls in love with her. The
romantic relationship between the two warriors is tragic and results in the death of both.
Penthesilea features contrapuntal writing, elaborate harmonic language and Leitmotif technique.
The performance time is approximately 40 minutes. / Access to score permanently restricted to Ball State community only. / School of Music
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/198103 |
| Date | 03 May 2014 |
| Creators | Thompson, Christoph N. |
| Contributors | Nagel, Jody Jay, 1960-, Kaplan, Amelia S. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
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