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Prodigal Son, The

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

Prodigal Son, The. There are several mus. comps. on this theme, among them:(1) L'Enfant Prodigue, ballet by Prokofiev, Op.46, 1928–9, choreog. Balanchine, prod. Paris 1929.(2) The Prodigal Son, parable for church perf., by Britten, Op.81, to lib. by W. Plomer, prod. Aldeburgh (Orford) 1968, NY 1969.(3) L'Enfant Prodigue, cantata for sop., ten., bar., by Debussy, 1884, with which he won Prix de Rome.(4) The Prodigal Son, oratorio by Sullivan, perf. Worcester Fest. 1869.

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Prodigal Son, the

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Prodigal Son, the, the general subject of a group of plays written about 1540–75, showing the influence of the continental neo-classic writers of the period. The chief of these are Misogonus (c.1560, author unknown), Jacke Jugeler (?1562), and Gascoigne's Glasse of Government (1575). The parable of the Prodigal Son is in Luke 15: 11–32.

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prodigal son

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prodigal son in the New Testament, parable of Jesus about heaven and the sinner who repents. A young man leaves home and becomes a wastrel; repentant, he returns to be received with joyful welcome.

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