Ouroboros: Seasons of Life--Women's Passages
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'''Ouroboros: Seasons of Life--Women's Passages''' is a [[Neopagan]] [[oratorio]] by musician, author, and composer [[Kay Gardner (composer)|Kay Gardner]]. Written between 1992 and 1994, it was produced by [[Ladyslipper Records]] and recorded by an all-female group for the 1994 [[National Women's Music Festival]]. ''Ouroboros: Seasons of Life'' musically portrays a woman's life cycle from birth to death using [[Neopagan]] symbols and imagery. The [[Triple Goddess]] aspects of Maiden, Mother, and Crone are prominently featured, as are the four seasons and [[Neopagan]] holidays.
CD information: ''Ouroboros: Seasons of Life--Women's Passages'' (1994)
Ladyslipper; ASIN: B000008T5H
=Movements=
I. Beginning
II. Birth/Winter Solstice
1.Birth of the Sun-Child
2.Birth Interlude
3.Birth Chant
III. Childhood/[[Imbolic]]
1.Round Is Magic
2.Childhood Interlude
3.Childhood Chant
IV. Puberty/Spring Equinox
1.My First Moontime
2.Puberty Interlude
3.Puberty Chant
V. Maidenhood/[[Beltane]]
1.May Eve
2.Maidenhood Interlude
3.Maidenhood Chant
VI. Motherhood/Summer Solstice
1.So Newly Come
2.I Dance Yes
3.Motherhood Interlude
VII. Menopause/[[Lammas]]
1.Blood-Rite of the Thirteenth Moon
2.Menopause Interlude
VIII. Elderhood/Autumn Equinox
1.The Crone
2.Elderhood Interlude
3.Elderhood Chant
IX. Death-Rebirth/[[Samhain]]
1.Death of the Old One
2.Death Chant
[[Category:Oratorios]]