general information

composition date

1978

duration

3h

editor

Universal Edition, Tesin

Libretto (details, author)

d'après Frank Wedekind, Erdgeist et Die Büchse der Pandora

type

detailed formation

Soloist

solo soprano [Lulu], solo mezzo-soprano [Gräfin Geschwitz], 3 solo baritones, 2 solo tenors, 3 solo bass voices, narrator [ainsi que figurants et rôles secondaires]

3 flutes (also 3 piccolos), 2 flutes [sur scène], tuba, 3 oboes (also English horn), alto saxophone, 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet), bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 8 percussionists, piano, harp, 4 clarinets [sur scène], alto saxophone [sur scène], contrabassoon [sur scène], tenor saxophone [sur scène], 4 trumpets [jazz, sur scène], 2 trombones [jazz, sur scène], sousaphone [sur scène], 3 drum kits [jazz, sur scène], piano [sur scène], banjo [sur scène], 3 violins [sur scène], double bass [sur scène]

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