Oedipus Tex

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Oedipus Tex is an Western-themed oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach that follows the adventures of Oedipus Tex ("you may have heard of my brother Rex") in Thebes Gulch.

[edit] Structure

Oedipus Tex, dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra.

  I. Prologue: "Tragedy"
     Recitative: "Well"
 II. Aria with chorus: "Howdy there"
     Recitative: "And it wasn't long"
III. Duet with chorus: "My heart"
     Recitative: "But"
 IV. Aria: "You murdered your father"
     Recitative: "When Billie Jo heard"
  V. Aria with chorus: "Goodbye"
     Recitative: "When Oedipus heard"
 VI. Chorus and Finale