{"product_id":"digital-product-26","title":"Paolo Orlandi: Al sommo d’una porta (mixed choir)","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePaolo Orlandi’s \u003cem\u003eAl sommo d’una porta\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful and dramatically charged setting of Dante Alighieri’s iconic inscription above the gate of Hell in \u003cem\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e. Drawing on the opening nine verses of \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e, Canto III, the work confronts the listener with the stark words of the inscription: \u003cem\u003e“Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch’intrate”\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003e“Abandon every hope, who enter here.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for \u003cstrong\u003emixed choir \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(S(S)A(A)T(T)B(B))\u003c\/em\u003e, Orlandi creates a striking progression of contrasting atmospheres. The opening is \u003cstrong\u003eslow, free, and lamenting\u003c\/strong\u003e, gradually developing into darker and more mysterious writing before breaking into the sharply articulated, almost \u003cstrong\u003ediabolical\u003c\/strong\u003e character of \u003cem\u003e“Dinanzi a me non fuor cose create…”\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work was awarded \u003cstrong\u003eFirst Prize in the 1st International Choral Composition Competition “…a riveder le stelle…” (ANDCI 2021)\u003c\/strong\u003e, dedicated to texts by Dante Alighieri. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compelling choice for mixed choirs seeking dramatic contemporary repertoire, powerful textual expression, and a dark, theatrical interpretation of one of Dante’s most famous passages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ars Nova Editio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63524984422730,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"HUF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0490\/4522\/files\/PHP121112_Page_01.png?v=1789327620","url":"https:\/\/arsnovaeditio.com\/products\/digital-product-26","provider":"Ars Nova Editio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}