Thea Musgrave: Niobe

by Thea Musgrave

(Music Sales America). In Greek mythology Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion, King of Thebes. She unwisely boasted to Leto about her many sons and daughters. Leto, who only had two children, Apollo and Artemis, was angered. As punishment Apollo slew Niobe's sons and Artemis her daugters. Out of pity for Niobe's inconsolable grief, the Gods changed her into a rock, in which form she continued to weep. In this work for solo Oboe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846092361
• ISBN13: 9781846092367
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Music Sales
• Length: 10 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.8"