general information

composition date

1965

duration

55 min

editor

Boosey & Hawkes

Libretto (details, author)

Livret de Winfried Bauernfeind basé sur l’ancien drame didactique chinois de Ma Chi-Yuan (14ème siècle), traduit par Hans Rudelsberger.

type

detailed formation

Soloist

soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, 2 baritones, bass voice, unspecified voice

alto flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, tuba, timpani, 4 percussionists, harp, strings

information about the creation

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