Year of Composition

1977

Duration

45'

Instrumentation

2(pic).2(eh).2(bscl).2-4.3.3.1-timp.3perc-pno.hp-str
chorus on tape for prologue only; tape available

Categories

Ballet
Orchestra

Other Versions

Version for solo piano
20-minute orchestral suite

Program Note

Based on Hermann Hesse’s novel Narcissus and Goldmund, Equinox is set in the middle ages, the music evoking Gregorian chant.

— Victoria Bond

Audio/Video

Purchase Sheet Music

Rental (Subito)

Commission & Premiere Info

Commissioned by Pennsylvania Ballet; Lynne Taylor-Corbett, choreographer
Premiered at the Schubert Theater, Philadelphia, PA on October 13, 1977

Press Quotes

"The showpiece of last night's program was the New York premiere of Equinox...the music has bite and direction." — New York Newsday

"Taylor had the luxury of working with a commissioned score by Victoria Bond. The taped, echoing sound of Gregorian chant is startlingly juxtaposed with the live orchestra. In one scene, the timpani marks the inexorable advance of three masked death figures. Violins follow the plague-ridden crowd who run, but cannot escape. The total effect is spine-chilling." — The New York Post

"A strong, probing work that provokes and disturbs as much as it entertains...a worthy addition to the repertory." — Courier-Post