general information

composition date

1996-1999

duration

1h 55 min

editor

Universal Edition, Tesin

Dedicatee

à Sebastian Battaner, avec mon amitié et ma gratitude

Artistic collaboration(s)

Herbert Wernicke, metteur en scène

Commission

Caja Duero

Libretto (details, author)

Miguel de Cervantes

type

detailed formation

Soloist

3 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, contralto, 2 tenors, 3 baritones, bass voice, 3 narrators, 3 trumpets [sur scène], 3 trombones [sur scène]

3 piccolos (also 4 flutes), 3 oboes, English horn, bass clarinet (also 4 clarinets, Eb clarinet), contrabassoon (also 4 bassoons), 6 horns, 4 trumpets (also piccolo trumpet), 4 trombones (also bass tuba), bass tuba, 4 percussionists, harp, harpsichord (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [légèrement amplifié]), 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

Information on the electronics

Studio information

Experimentalstudio der Heinrich-Strobel-Stiftung des SWF Freiburg

Electronic device

sons fixés sur support(bande magnétique)

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