Fons Juventatis

Year
2004
Duration
3'
Category
Orchestra

Instrumentation: 1.2(II=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.0-perc(3):I=xylorimba; II=guiro; III=small SD/maracas-harp-pft-strings
Contained In: Three Illusions for Orchestra (2002)
Buy Score: Hendon Music (Boosey & Hawkes)
Manuscripts: Paul Sacher Stiftung

Premiere: Oct 6, 2005/ Boston Symphony Orchestra / James Levine/ Symphony Hall, Boston, MA

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According to a Roman myth at recurs in medieval French literature, Jupiter fell for the nymph Juventas (Youth) and turned her into a fountain, whose waters rejuvenate all who bathe in it.

– Elliott Carter

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