INSTRUMENT: Cello, Piano
DATE OF COMPLETION: 2009 / revised 2011
DURATION: 6.5 minutes
MOVEMENTS: 1
PAGES: 23 (A4)

ABOUT:
In Greek mythology, Hymen was the son of Apollo. In one of them, Hymen is depicted as a mortal who rescues a number of maidens from pirates. In gratitude, the maidens afterwards evoke his name in their bridal songs. In another legend, Hymen falls in love with a maiden who initially rejects his advances. It is only after he rescues the maiden from kidnappers and is rewarded with her hand in marriage that they live happily every after.

Hymen was premiered at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music on the 14th of December 2010 by Georg Pedersen (cello) and David Miller (piano).

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