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Elliott Carter

The Minotaur

Movements

  1. Scene 1, King Minos' Palace in Crete: I. Overture
  2. Scene 1, King Minos' Palace in Crete: II. Queen Pasiphaë Prepares for a Tryst With the Sacred Bull
  3. Scene 1, King Minos' Palace in Crete: III. Entrance of the Bulls and the Sacred Bull
  4. Scene 1, King Minos' Palace in Crete: IV. Dance of the Bulls and Pasiphaë with the Sacred Bull
  5. Scene 1, King Minos' Palace in Crete: V. Interlude: Pasiphaë's heartbeat becomes the Pounding of Hammers Used in Building the Labyrinth
  6. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: I. Building the Labyrinth to Imprison the Minotaur who Destroys Men
  7. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: II. Entrance of King Minos
  8. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: III. Selection of Greek Victims to be Sent Into the Labyrinth
  9. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: IV. Ariadne, Princess of Crete, Dances with Theseus, a Greek Victim
  10. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: V. Greek Victims are Driven Into the Labyrinth
  11. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: VI. Theseus' Farewell to Ariadne as He Enters the Labyrinth
  12. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: VII. Ariadne Unwinds Her Thread as Theseus, Entering the Labyrinth, Pulls the Thread After Him
  13. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: VIII. Theseus Fights and Kills the Minotaur (as His Movements are Transmitted to Ariadne who is Holding the Other End of the Thread)
  14. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: IX. Ariadne Rewinds Her Thread to Lead Theseus out of the Labyrinth
  15. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: X. The Thread Breaks. Ariadne is Greatly Dismayed
  16. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: XI. Theseus and Some of the Greeks Emerge From the Labyrinth and Rejoice
  17. Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: XII. The Greeks and Theseus, Forgetting Ariadne, Leave Crete

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