general information

composition date
1977
duration
22 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Dedicatee
Roger Sessions
Opus
75
Commission
London Sinfonietta

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Mixed instrumental ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

percussionist, trombone, trumpet, horn, bassoon, clarinet, oboe (also English horn), flute (also piccolo), celesta, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

date
March 23, 1977

Royaume-Uni, Londres, Queen Elisabeth Hall

interpreters

London Sinfonietta, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction.


recordings

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A Mirror of Whitening Light

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies , concert on April 25, 1983

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library


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