Composer

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Peter Fribbins

Genre

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Chamber

Style

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Chamber Music

Average_duration

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14:35

"Porphyria's Lover" is a contemporary classical composition by British composer Peter Fribbins. The piece was composed in 2009 and premiered on November 20th of the same year at the Royal College of Music in London. The composition is divided into three movements, each of which is inspired by the poem "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning. The first movement, "The Rain Set Early In To-night," is characterized by a slow and melancholic melody that evokes the mood of the poem's opening lines. The second movement, "And Yet God Has Not Said A Word," is more agitated and dissonant, reflecting the growing tension in the poem as the lover becomes increasingly possessive and violent. The final movement, "And All Night Long We Have Not Stirred," returns to the mournful tone of the first movement, but with a sense of finality and resolution. Fribbins' composition captures the psychological complexity of Browning's poem, which explores themes of love, obsession, and violence. The use of dissonance and unconventional harmonies in the second movement reflects the lover's growing instability, while the mournful melodies in the first and third movements evoke the tragic outcome of the story. Overall, "Porphyria's Lover" is a haunting and evocative work that showcases Fribbins' skill as a composer and his ability to capture the emotional depth of literary texts.

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