general information

composition date

1989

duration

18 min

editor

Schott

Cycle

Hiroshima Requiem II(3e partie), Voiceless Voice in Hiroshima (2e partie)

Commission

New Symphony Orchestra

Libretto (details, author)

d'après de Genbaku no Ko édité par Dr. Arata Osada Children of Hiroshima (chanté en japonais et en anglais)

type

detailed formation

Soloist

3 narrators

3 flutes, 3 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns [dont 2 d'écho], 5 trumpets [dont 2 d'écho], 5 trombones [dont 2 d'écho], tuba, 6 percussionists [dont 2 d'écho], harp, piano (also celesta), 16 violins [ou 18], 14 second violins [ou 16], 12 violas [ou 14], 10 cellos [ou 12], 8 double basses [ou 10]

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