general information

composition date

1947

duration

2h 20 min

editor

Boosey & Hawkes

Dedicatee

'Dedicated to E. M. Forster, in admiration'

Opus

39

Libretto (details, author)

librement adapté par Eric Crozier d’une nouvelle de Guy de Maupassant

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 solo sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, solo contralto, 2 solo tenors, 2 solo baritones, solo bass voice, 2 soprano children voices

flute (also piccolo, alto flute), oboe, 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), bassoon, horn, percussionist, harp, piano, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass

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