Pietà and Jenseits (Sections 2 and 3) of Act II: Invasion-Explosion mit Abschied (Invasion-Explosion with Farewell) of the opera Dienstag (Tuesday) from the opera cycle 'Licht' (Light) by Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Licht (Light), subtitled "Die sieben Tage der Woche" (The Seven Days of the Week), is a cycle of seven operas composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen between 1977 and 2003. The composer described the work as an "eternal spiral" because "there is neither end nor beginning to the week." Licht consists of 29 hours of music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LichtAfter having composed the three "solo" operas (Thursday, Saturday and Monday), Stockhausen proceeded to explore all combinations of the characters. Dienstag is the day of conflict between Michael and Lucifer. After the opening greeting, two acts follow: Jahreslauf (Course of the Years) and Invasion-Explosion mit Abschied (Invasion-Explosion with Farewell). Dienstag is an opera for 17 performers (three solo voices, ten solo instrumentalists, and four dancer-mimes), actors, mimes, choir, a "modern orchestra" (29 to 32 instruments including synthesizers) and, in the second act, electronic music (titled "Oktophonie") projected in eight channels, with loudspeakers arranged at the corners of a cube shape around the audience. Since it is a "layer," this taped octophonic electronic music may be heard by itself. Tuesday's colour is red (Stockhausen 1989b, 200). The opera falls into the following sections and subsections:
Dienstags-Gruß, Nr. 60 (1987–88)
Willkommen
Friedens-Gruß
Act 1: Jahreslauf (Course of the Years), Nr. 47 (1977/1991)
Act 2: Invasion-Explosion mit Abschied (Invasion-Explosion with Farewell), Nr. 61 (1990–91)
Erste Luftabwehr (First Air-defense)
Erste Invasion (First Invasion)
Zweite Luftabwehr (Second Air-defense)
Zweite Invasion (Second Invasion)
Pietà
Dritte Invasion (Third Invasion)
Jenseits (Beyond)
Synthi-Fou
Abschied (Farewell)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licht#Tuesday_(1977%E2%80%931991)
Synopsis available here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dienstag_aus_LichtI understand this description may not make much sense, however click the links provided above to hope to gain an insight into this complicated, colossal work. See my comment below for more insight.
Pietà - 0:00
EXPLOSION
3rd Invasion - 17:27
1st Explosion - 18:58
2nd Explosion - 19:46
3rd Explosion - 20:14
Jenseits (Beyond) - 20:29
Synthi-Fou - 24:43
Abschied (Farewell) - 30:05
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