Three Dances For Diana Nemorensis

Sadie Harrison 's Three Dances For Diana Nemorensis for solo Viola. Composed and published 2013. Duration: 6 minutes. Three Dances is based on the Greco-Romano tripartite representation of Diana-Selene-Hecate, known as Diana Nemorensis . I: Diana 'She carries a quiver on her shoulder, and overtops all the other goddesses as she walks' Virgil, Aeneid 1. 494 ff. II: Hecate 'Hecate whose name is howled by night at the city cross-roads.' Virgil, Aeneid 4. 609 ff. III: Selene 'Daughter of Helios, Mene [Selene] of many turnings.' Nonnus, Dionysiaca 44. 198 ff The work was premiered by Diana Mathews on 19th August 2013 at St. James’ Piccadilly, London.