For choir ( SATB ), flute, horns in F ( 2 ), trumpets in C ( 2 ), trombones ( 3 ), timpani, percussion ( 2 ), vibraphone, hammond organ, piano, electric guitar, harp, violin ( 2 ), viola, cello, and bass.
Performance notes in English.
1 full score.
Introduction [with reverberation, sempre] -- I. Apollo slowly awakes -- II. The starry heaven -- III. Apollo in wonder -- IV. A. and his ambitious dreams -- Va. his gigantic self (his ego) -- Vb. the lost stars (end of a dream) -- VIa. The appearance of the 'cosmic forces' -- VIb. Dance of the 'cosmic forces' -- VIIa. The wisdom -- VIIb. Strenght in the 'learning' -- VIIc. The 'understanding' -- VIId. Variation of the cosmic forces -- VIIe. They leave Apollo -- IX. Apollo alone -- X. Apollo falls back into his ambitious dream -- XI. slowly A. enters the world of 'michrocosmo' -- XII. Apollo invokes the 'dark forces' -- XIII. The appearance of the 'dark forces' -- XIIIa. infernal dance (of the 'dark forces') -- XIIIb. The 'dark forces' surround Apollo -- XIV. 'The struggle' -- XVa. 'the golden mask' -- XVb. disappearance of the 'dark forces' -- XVI. The Apollo's burning [the 'cosmic fire'] -- XVII. 'in memoriam' -- XVIII. 2nd appearance of the 'cosmic forces' [The rescue] -- XIX. The 'new Apollo' -- XX. Apollo 'ready' for the 'great adventure' -- XXI. Apollo's metamorphosis into a star