Antigona (Score & Parts)-PICC/OB/EH/CL/TPT/HARP/2PERC

 Antigona (1932)
for piccolo, oboe, English horn, trumpet, harp, and two percussion
by Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)- Mexican composer and conductor This piece was originally written as incidental music for the 1932 performance of Jean Cocteau's condensed version of "Antigone" by Sophocles. It was performed by the Grupo Orientacion, a theater company sponsored by the Secretary of Public Education of Mexico. The archaic flavor and the majestic character created by the use of Greek modal scales, harmony exclusive of thirds- considered dissonant in the Greek system- and transparent instrumental textures, continue to be the principle appeal of this fine, short chamber piece.