The Divine Claudius

melologue for narrator and four instruments | 1994 | Toujours Ensemble commission

Scored for narrator and an ensemble of four instruments (flute, clarinet, guitar, cello), The Divine Claudius employs the beautiful, powerful English translation of the homonimous poem by Zbigniew Herbert, one of the greatest Polish poets of the last century. As it is the case with other ‘melologues’, this work has been written for Paola Roman and the Toujours Ensemble at the request of Nicola Campogrande.

First performance
Paola Roman, narrator and the Toujours Ensemble | 1994 | Turin