A secular cantata that tells the heroic story inspired by the legendary tribe of warrior women, the Amazons. It explores themes of female courage, loyalty, independence, and the tension between love and dut.

Première: April 18, 1888, Anvers, Belgium, Cercle Catholique; conducted by Joseph Moreel.
“Les Amazones, a dramatic symphony with a chorus It has been produced twice in Belgium. I may mention that I have on several occasions taken the baton myself in France and in Switzerland.” (“Of Matters Musical: Interview with Mademoiselle Chaminade,” Black and White 12, no. 305, (December 5, 1896): 725.)

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Voice and piano: by Chaminade in 1884, E. & C. 1043