general information

composition date
1971
duration
55 min
editor
Schott
Libretto (details, author)

Gastón Salvatore

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), solo instrument(s) and ensemble of 10 instruments or more)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo baritone [Vokalist], percussionist

flute (also piccolo), clarinet (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), horn, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones [dont 1 dans l'ensemble jazz], piano, violin (also violin [avec microphone de contact], viola), cello (also cello [avec microphone de contact]), bass clarinet (also flute, ocarina [amplifié], vibraphone, other percussion [ensemble jazz]), saxophone, double bass [ensemble jazz], electric organ [Hammond, ensemble jazz], timpani [ensemble jazz], flexiphone [ensemble jazz]

information about the creation

date
May 17, 1971

Rome, Teatro Olimpico (RAI)

interpreters

Hans Werner Henze : direction, William Pearson : baryton, Stomu Yamash’ta : percussion, Giuseppe Agostini : orgue Hammond, The Fires of London, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Gunther Hampel Free Jazz Group.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
amplification, sons fixés sur support

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