The Black Paintings

This work explores 5 paintings from Francisco Goya’s macabre collection, posthumously titled “The Black Paintings.”

  1. Pilgrimage to San Isidro

  2. Asmodea/Fantastic Vision

  3. Duel with Cudgels

  4. The Dog

  5. Two Old Men/Two Monks

The performance is a lecture/concert. Information about the paintings as well as the music accompanying each work is discussed before being played.

Duration: ca

Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra 1(1pic).1.2.1 - 1.2.1.1 - perc(2)timp/crot/susp.cym//t.bells/SD/BD - org - strings(2.2.2.2.1)

Written: Fall 2025/spring 2026

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