general information

composition date

1964

duration

1h 11 min

editor

Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas

Dedicatee

'To Michael Tippett, in friendship and admiration'

Opus

71

Libretto (details, author)

William Plomer, d’après la pièce Nô japonaise Sumidagawa

type

detailed formation

Soloist

solo tenor [The Madwoman], 2 solo baritones [the Ferryman, the Traveller], sopranochild voice [the Spirit of the Boy], solo bass voice [the Pilgrims/the Abbot], 3 tenors, 3 baritones, 2 bass voices [chorus of the Pilgrims], 3 mimes [3 enfants, assitants]

double bass, flute (also piccolo), horn, viola, harp, percussionist, organ [de chambre]

information about the creation

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