general information

composition date

1932-1935

duration

2h 10 min

editor

Boosey & Hawkes

Opus

op. 80, Trenner 265

Libretto (details, author)

Stefan Zweig d'après Epicoene de Ben Jonson.

type

detailed formation

Soloist

soprano [colorature, rôle majeur], contralto [rôle majeur], tenor [lyrique, rôle majeur], solo bass voice [lyrique, rôle majeur], solo bass voice [rôle majeur], soprano [colorature, rôle mineur], mezzo-soprano [rôle mineur], baritone [rôle mineur], 2 solo bass voices [rôle mineur]

3 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists [ou 4], celesta, harp, organ, harpsichord, bagpipe, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 8 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

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