The Epic of Gilgamesh, H 351
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Czech: Epos o Gilgamešovi) is an oratorio for solo voices, chorus and orchestra by Bohuslav Martinů composed in 1954–1955 near Nice in France, and premiered in 1958 in Basel, Switzerland, with a title and text in German, as Das Gilgamesch-Epos.
Movements
- Gilgamesh (Tablets 1, 2)
- The Death of Enkidu Gilgamesh (Tablets 7, 8, 10)
- Invocation (Tablet 12)