Inzides Song & Hysterical Song

The Inzides Song and the Hysterical Song (composed as one continuous piece) are extracted from the 1992 opera The Descent of Inanna, originally commissioned by Odaline de la Martinez of Lontano. This is the moment in the second act where Enki, God of Wisdom, intervenes from the upper world to rescue Inanna from the clutches Ereshkigal, her dark sister, and ruler of the Netherworld. Enki commands his Holy Flies, who can buzz between the worlds, to find Inanna and spit on her corpse to revive her! They fly off to her rescue... Ereshkigal protests with hysterical moaning and vocal agonies (improvised - see YouTube version) but the flies find empathy for her by echoing her cries in their own unique, more rhythmic way. After a to-and-fro between them she finally sighs, relieved of her angst, for now. She tempts them with a small edible reward, but they buzz around Inanna's corpse. Upon seeing this Ereshkigal agrees to have her sent!' This myth was preserved for 2000 years on clay tablets, written in the ancient language of cuneiform. It predates the 'Orpheus and the Underworld' myth by 500 years. Here we have a matriarchal society and a female protagonist. This is one of the main myths used by Carl Jung to examine the feminine shadow archetype. There is a 'reduced score' version of this song for voice, piano and harmonium keyboard. Please request this direct from the composer. More materials from the full score opera will be forthcoming on MyScore in due course. The complete opera is only obtainable through the composer's website, forthcoming 2025/26 or by private request. This is a study score size, - it can be enlarged through a printer to a bigger size, for performance purposes or contact the composer for alternative purchasing options.