{"product_id":"peacocke-invocation-oronoa","title":"Peacocke: Invocation","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/gemma-peacocke\"\u003eGemma Peacocke (1984-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Score \u0026amp; Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eCello, Piano, Soprano, Electronics\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Invocation (2018)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvocation\u003c\/em\u003e intertwines lines from two ancient Egyptian magical hymns. The original hymns are syncretic fusions of Roman-Egyptian polytheistic beliefs and rituals and early Christian and Gnostic beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne hymn is a supplication to Hecate, an ancient goddess of the night, moon, wilderness, liminal spaces, and protector of the newly-born. Pre-dating Greek mythology, Hecate was originally thought of as a powerful goddess and protector of women with her own cult of worshippers and eunuchs. The hymn is a paean featuring expiatory offerings of foods and sacrifices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other hymn is startlingly threatening in tone. It demands that the supplicant's desires are met, and its lines form a curse. The focus is cold and commanding, and the tone is menacing. The singer insists that if his will is not done, \"tomorrow will not come\". with Invocation I wanted to set the hymns' inverse power dynamics within and against each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver time, representations of Hecate shifted, and she eventually came to be a chthonic hag associated with evil, witchcraft, magic, and necromancy. Her name appears on surviving examples of stone tablets inscribed with curses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile writing \u003cem\u003eInvocation\u003c\/em\u003e I was thinking about how a powerful pre-Hellenistic goddess could be reduced to a hag commanded by mortal beings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oronoa (Gemma Peacocke)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46810778959951,"sku":"ORON-0022","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/6e91dcbe5ad2fe73aab367c7461df033.jpg?v=1789772489","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/es\/products\/peacocke-invocation-oronoa","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}