Pluto ... Lord of the Underworld (2005) for large orchestra by Thomas Oboe Lee Sheet Music for Performance Ensemble at Sheet Music Direct
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Pluto ... Lord of the Underworld (2005) for large orchestra Digital Sheet Music
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Pluto ... Lord of the Underworld (2005) for large orchestra
by Thomas Oboe Lee Performance Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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Instrumentation: 3333-4331-timp-2perc-cel-hp-strings Program Notes: When Charles Ansbacher, music director of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, commissioned me to write "Pluto" as a grand finale for "The Planets" by Gustav Holst, I immediately thought of Pluto, the Disney character; but common sense took over when I sat down to work. So instead of Disneys faithful dog, I gravitated to the Pluto of Roman mythology. After a long battle with the Titans, the three brothers, Zeus, Poseidon and Pluto, divided the world among themselves. Zeus had the sky; Poseidon, the sea; and Pluto, the Underworld. According to mythology, the spirits of the dead, whether good or bad, enter the Underworld. Cerberus, a vicious three-headed beast, stands guard at the entrance - preventing the living from entering the world of the dead. The movement begins with a fanfare: Cerberus at the gates of the Underworld. Then a grand waltz materializes in the bass: Pluto dances!! As the waltz fades away, a lyrical tune emerges: Persephone, the wife of Pluto, appears. The work ends with a reprise of the opening fanfare, slightly altered.

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