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Andromeda Part 2
Click below to jump to rehearsal figure:
The Chorus sections in Part 2 are as follows:
• from Figure 40 Bar 24 to Figure 41 Bar 36 (Full Chorus)
• from Figure 45 to Figure 47 Bar 127 (Full Chorus)
• from Figure 47 to Figure 52 Bar 209 (Sopranos & Altos)
• from Figure 52 to Figure 55 Bar 251 (Full Chorus)
• from Figure 56 to Figure 58 Bar 292 (Full Chorus)
• from Figure 75 Bar 532 to Figure 80 Bar 610 (Full Chorus)
• from Figure 81 Bar 639 to Bar 676 (Full Chorus)
• from Figure 87 to Bar 793 (Full Chorus)
Opus 18
Andromeda (Part 2)
Written in 1903-05 by Cyril Bradley Rootham (CBR), "Andromeda" is a dramatic choral work based on the eponymous poem by Charles Kingsley. The work is set for soprano, contralto and baritone soli, chorus and orchestra.
About this work
Opus 18 "Andromeda" is a dramatic cantata based on Charles Kingsley's poem of 1852. The work is scored for soprano, contralto and baritone soloists, chorus and full orchestra: the solo roles are Andromeda, Cassiopeia and Perseus.
"Andromeda" is in two parts: a first part of 500 bars and a second part of 802 bars. This web page provides the vocal score and playback for Part 2.
Dedication
Cyril Rootham dedicated the work "To the memory of my mother ": Mary Rootham (née Gimblett Evans) who had died on 24 May 1901 aged only 51. Truly the composer must have poured all his energy into creating this monumental work.
First performance
The work was first performed at the Bristol Musical Festival in 1909, probably in the Colston Hall which had been rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1898 and reopened in 1901. It can surely be no coincidence that CBR's father (Daniel Wilberforce Rootham) was the musical director of the Bristol Festival Chorus.
The Colston Hall, Bristol (1901)
Publication status
By permission of the Master and Fellows of St. John's College, Cambridge
We are very grateful to St. John's College for making available the original manuscript of the full score held in their Special Collections Library,
thus allowing us finally to publish this major work more than 100 years after its composition.
Back in 1908 the vocal score was engraved and printed in proof form by Novello to enable the first performance, but in the end the work was never published. We are most grateful to Lewis Foreman for loaning his copy of the original vocal score, and to Alistair Jones who has typeset the entire new vocal score and full score.
We would also like to acknowledge the help of Stewart Thompson at London Music Press, who has steered this major work through the stages of proofreading and production.
The vocal score is already available from London Music Press as:
ISMN 979-0-708166-01-6 "Andromeda: vocal score"
Andromeda: new vocal score
(published by London Music Press)
About this recording
Disclaimer In the absence of a live recording with full orchestra, we can only play a synthesized MP3 file generated from the typeset score. This can be used to gain a rough impression of the work and for practice purposes.
This MP3 practice file was generated using the NotePerformer software, and we are very grateful to Stewart Thompson for his help in creating the recording.
'Andromeda'
Charles Kingsley
You can download the entire text of Charles Kingsley's "Andromeda" as a PDF file (229 Kb).
The poet
Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist. His life is outlined in his Wikipedia biography.
Charles Kingsley
(19th century photo)
The CK 200 Festival
Planned to mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Kingsley's birth in 1819 and to celebrate his life and work, the Festival will take place in June 2019.
The Festival includes two performances of CBR's Op.18 Andromeda on 14 and 15 June 2019. More details are available on the Festival website at ck200.live
Concert flyer for "Andromeda"
(Charles Kingsley 200 Festival)