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Oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach
Oedipus Tex is a
satirical
Western-themed
oratorio by
P. D. Q. Bach that follows the adventures of Oedipus Tex ("you may have heard of my brother
Rex") in
Thebes Gulch. It was released on the album,
Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities in 1990.
Structure
Oedipus Tex is a dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra with the following scenes.
- I.
Prologue: "Tragedy"
- II.
Aria with
chorus: "Howdy there"
- Recitative: "And it wasn't long"
- III.
Duet with chorus: "My heart"
- IV. Aria: "You murdered your father"
- Recitative: "When Billie Jo heard"
- V. Aria with chorus: "Goodbye"
- Recitative: "When Oedipus heard"
- VI. Chorus and Finale
Performers
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Theban plays | Antiquity |
- Aeschylus:
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- Euripides:
- Seneca:
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