Le Rouet d'Omphale
Le Rouet d'Omphale (The Spinning Wheel of Omphale or Omphale's Spinning Wheel), Op. 31, is a symphonic poem for orchestra, composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1871. It is one of the most famous of the four symphonic poems in a mythological series by Saint-Saëns. The other three in the series are Danse macabre, Phaëton, and La jeunesse d'Hercule.
The middle section of Le Rouet d'Omphale was used as the theme music to the radio drama, The Shadow.[1]
Analysis
Apollo condemns Hercules to serve Omphale while disguised as a woman; for three years he slaves (while wearing woman's dress) spinning wool for her on a spinning wheel.[2]
References
External links
- Le Rouet d'Omphale: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Saint Saëns, Le Rouet d'Omphale. YouTube.
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