TRAGEDIES Prometheus was composed in 1997. My main inspiration came after I read the poems Prometheus Savior by Charalambos Stoforos. The orchestration calls for guitar, flute, violin and percussion. It’s written in a very traditional tonal and rhythmic way inspired by Greek music and meters. Prometheus was a Titan in Greek Mythology a figure who is credited with the creation of man from clay and the theft of fire for human use an act that enabled progress and civilization. The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft is a major theme of his mythology, and is a popular subject of both ancient and modern art. Zeus king of the Olympian gods sentenced the Titan to eternal torment for his transgression. The immortal Prometheus was bound to a rock, here each day an eagle, the emblem of Zeus, was sent to feed on his liver, which would then grow back to be eaten again the next day. Chase Dance (1996) incorporates many elements of t...