Commissionned by L'Oiseleur des Lonchamps for his album Chevauchées Lyriques, hailed the critics as a great modern work.
| Title | Centaures |
| Writer | Marguerite Yourcenar |
| Composer | Patrick Loiseleur |
| Reference | TPR-0041 |
| Opus number | L40 |
| Instrumentation | Baritone (or Mezzo-Soprano) and Piano |
| Duration | 4 minutes |
| Difficulty level |  |
| First performance | January 2012, Paris, by L'Oiseleur des Longchamps |
| Publication date | 28 June 2017 |
| Synopsis |
The wonderful poem Centaures from Marguerite Yourcenar describes the wonder (and maybe the terror) inspired by those monstrous creatures, half-human, half-horse. This song was commissionned by the french baritone L'Oiseleur des Longchamps for his disc "Chevauchées Lyriques, the Horses Song's Album" (2012, Hybrid music). |
| Listen |
Featured in the album Chevauchées Lyriques (Hybrid Music) and in Loiseleur: Aporie (audio CD) |
| Performing Rights Society | SACEM (France) |
| ISWC code | T-911.666.239.6 |
| Related scores | Le Lunatique for Medium Voice and Piano (Loiseleur/Yourcenar) |
| Pages | 9 (full score) + 2 (cover) |
5.90€