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The Book of Urizen
is Jacob de Haan his
first Symphony for
concert band, solo
soprano, and a male
narrator in which sound
collages of expressions
are used. The piece is
inspired by the
compelling visionary poem
of the samename (which
the poet illustrated
himself) by the
Englishman William Blake
(1757-1827). The
Vision, first
movement and The
Creation, second
movement of The Book
of Urizen are
available by following
editionnumber: DHP
1043551. The Web,
the third movement of
The Book of Urizen
is available by the
following edition number:
DHP 1125252. Download the
audio samples here: track
1, track 2, track
3
In The Book
of Urizen - Jacob de
Haan zijn eerste symfonie
voor harmonieorkest,
zangstem (sopraan) en een
mannelijke spreekstem -
wordt gebruik gemaakt van
geluidscollages. De
compositie is ge
nspireerd op het
gelijknamigegedicht van
William Blake
(1757-1827). The
Vision, het eerste
deel en The
Creation, het tweede
deel van The Book of
Urizen zijn
beschikbaar via volgend
editienummer: DHP
1043551. The Web,
het derdedeel van The
Book of Urizen is
verkrijgbaar via
editienummer: DHP
1125252. Download
audiofragmenten hier:
track 1, track 2, track
3
The Book of
Urizen ist Jacob de
Haan seine erste
Symphonie für
Blasorchester, Gesang
(Sopran) und (männliche)
Sprechstimme, in welcher
Botschaften durch
Geräuschcollagen
wiedergegeben werden. Als
Inspirationsquelle
dienteder gleichnamige
Gedichtzyklus des großen
englischen Dichters und
Malers William Blake
(1757-1827). The
Vision, erster Satz
und The Creation,
zweiter Satz von The
Book of Urizen sind
unter der
folgendenEditionsnummer
erhältlich: DHP 1043551.
The Web, der
dritte Satz von The
Book of Urizen , ist
unter der folgenden
Editionsnummer
erhältlich: DHP 1125252.
Laden Sie hier die
Audiosamples herunter:
track 1, track 2,track
3
En 1794,
l’écrivain, peintre,
graveur, enlumineur,
visionnaire et philosophe
mystique anglais William
Blake (1757-1827)
dénonce dans The Book of
Urizen (Le Livre
d’Urizen), la loi de
fer du monde moderne.
Dans The Book
ofUrizen - la
première symphonie de
Jacob de Haan pour
Orchestre d’Harmonie,
Soprano et un récitant -
des collages sonores sont
utilisés. The
Vision, la première
partie et The
Creation, la
deuxième partie de
TheBook of Urizen
sont disponibles sous le
numéro
d'éditionsuivant: DHP
1043551. The Web,
la troisième partie de
The Book of Urizen
est disponible sous le
numéro d'édition
suivant: DHP 1125252.
Télécharger lesextraits
audio ici: track 1, track
2, track 3
The
Book of Urizen is a
work for concert band,
solo soprano, and a male
narrator in which sound
collages of religious
expressions are used. The
piece is inspired by the
compelling visionary poem
of the same name (which
the poet
illustratedhimself) by
the Englishman William
Blake (1757-1827), who
occupies a unique
position in western
literature and the visual
arts. He was not just a
poet and a writer, but he
was also a graphic
artist, a painter, an
illustrator, a
spiritualist, areligious
visionary, and a mystic
philosopher. For the
performance of this work,
a professional sound
system, including two
microphones and a CD
player, is needed. The
three sound collages are
three separate tracks on
the enclosed CD and can
beplayed easily at the
right moment. The Book
of Urizen bears
resemblance to Genesis
and Exodus, of which the
contents form the basis
of the Christian, Jewish,
and Islamic faith. Blake
adhered to the principle
that all religions are in
fact one,and that deities
reside in human beings.
In The Book of
Urizen this is
represented in “The Net
of Religion,” which is
spanned over the earth by
Urizen. The sound
collages, compiled by
Jacob de Haan in the
studio, find their origin
inJerusalem, the Holy
City, where the
afore-mentioned faiths
“come together.” In
the first movement
of this composition,
The Vision, Urizen
prepares his vision of
the world, and he
presents this to the
“Eternals.” His
vision is rejected,and
Urizen locks himself up
in his own abstract
world. When he does
emerge again, he is
confronted with rage by
the gathered Eternals.
Urizen flees the wrath of
the Eternals, “the
flames of eternal
fury,” and enwombs
himself in his own world.
Whenthe Eternals see
Urizen in his “stony
sleep,” they wonder if
this is death. The
blacksmith Los is torn by
grief because of the
isolation of Urizen. It
brings him to rouse his
fires, prepare his forge,
and to give Urizen’s
world concrete form. In
thesecond
movement, The
Creation, Urizen’s
world, but also man,
woman, and child are
created. Los is horrified
with the appearance of
Urizen’s body. He
mourns and pities Urizen,
and from his blood a
female form comes into
being, with thename
Enitharmon. The Eternals,
fearful of the female
form, decide to erect a
tent to obstruct their
view to eternity.
Enitharmon and Los beget
a son, called Orc. Los
baptizes him as a child
of the “fallen
world.” Orc is fed at
Enitharmon’s
breast,which makes a
girdle of jealousy
restrict Los’ chest. He
takes the child to the
top of the mountain and
chains him down. The
cries of Orc awaken
Urizen, who explores his
world creating
instruments of scientific
measurement to do so. Los
encircles theface of
Enitharmon from the sight
of Urizen and Orc. She
then populates the earth
by giving birth to an
enormous race.The
Web, third movement
of The Book of
Urizen is now
available: DHP 1125252
