Danse de
Prométhée.
Op. 17 · for large orchestra
Charly Mandon's first symphonic score — a liberating compositional gesture in which orchestration and creation came together for the first time. Performed by the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra under Lionel Bringuier at the Opéra de Nice in November 2025.
A liberation.
Danse de Prométhée is Charly Mandon's first symphonic score. Before this piece, the young composer — then in the orchestration class at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) — had only orchestrated "in the style of", working on existing repertoire excerpts. This seven-minute work, composed in 2017, marked a turning point: for the first time, orchestral writing was no longer an academic exercise but a fully creative act, bringing together orchestration and invention in one and the same gesture.
For the first time I had the opportunity to combine orchestration and creation, and it was a deeply liberating and joyful experience. Since then I have had a constant appetite for symphonic writing, and every new orchestral commission fills me with enthusiasm. — Charly Mandon, Crescendo Magazine interview, Oct. 2025
The title places the work under the sign of Prometheus — the figure of stolen fire, of the creative gift, of the founding gesture. Danse de Prométhée opens a lasting symphonic path for Mandon: since 2017, the composer has pursued this orchestral appetite — which he describes as constant — welcoming each new commission with renewed enthusiasm.
Winds: 3.2.2.2 (3 flutes · 2 oboes · 2 clarinets · 2 bassoons)
Brass: 4.2.3.0 (4 horns · 2 trumpets · 3 trombones)
Percussion: 2 percussionists + timpani
Strings: by sections
Nice, November 2025.
From 7 to 9 November 2025, the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Lionel Bringuier (associate artist of the southern French ensemble), is performing the work at the Opéra de Nice across four concerts.
7 — 9 November 2025 · Opéra de Nice
An available score.
Danse de Prométhée is published by XXI Music Publishing. Conductor's score and orchestral material (parts) are available from our editorial service for rental within symphonic programmes.
Score
large orchestra
Conductor's score + rental material (parts).
Music · © Charly Mandon / XXI Music Publishing. The composer's first symphonic score.
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Conductor's score and rental material from our editorial service. A tightly drawn piece (7 min) particularly suited to opening a symphonic programme.
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