Astra Perdita (Henderson, Mark Robert)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 vignettes
Composition Year 2023-24

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Work Title Astra Perdita
Alternative. Title Four Piano Vignettes for Those Lost Exploring the Stars
Composer Henderson, Mark Robert
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IMH 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 vignettes:
  1. Soyuz 1 (Andante)
  2. Soyuz 11 (Adagio)
  3. Challenger (Adagio)
  4. Columbia (Grave) (with cadenza)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 2023-24
First Publication. 2024
Dedication see below
  1. Soyuz 1. Vladimir Komarov
  2. Soyuz 11. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev
  3. Challenger. Francis Scobee, Michael Smith, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe
  4. Columbia. Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation piano
External Links Bandcamp (canonical recording)
Extra Information Four elegiac solo-piano vignettes, each for a fatal spaceflight: Soyuz 1, Soyuz 11, Challenger, Columbia. The Columbia movement ends with an open cadenza; a written-out "as recorded" version appears as an appendix. Premiere recording by Roxana Frizzi (2023).
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