Honegger's "King David" is described as 'neo-classical' music, a style that emerged between the two world wars as a reaction to late Romanticism and Expressionism.
Compositional Technique
Honegger's "King David" consists of 27 short movements, with only one, 'The Dance before the Ark', reaching symphonic length.
Composition History
Arthur Honegger's "King David" was originally composed in 1921 as incidental music for a play by René Morax, who had founded an open-air theatre festival near Lausanne, Switzerland.
Recording & Production
This compact disc recording was funded in part by Student Activity Fees.
Composition History
Two years after its premiere as incidental music, Honegger recast "King David" as an oratorio, which he called a 'Symphonic Psalm'.
Compositional Technique
The music of "King David" is distinctly modern but incorporates borrowings from the past and features sounds related to a key-center, spiced with dissonances and shifting tonal planes.
Performer Biography
Peggy Dettwiler, the conductor, is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Mansfield University, where she conducts several choirs and teaches choral conducting.
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