general information

composition date
1969
duration
30 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Opus
39

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and ensemble of up to 9 instruments)

detailed formation

unspecified male voice, flute (also piccolo), clarinet, percussion, piano (also harpsichord), violin, cello

information about the creation

date
April 22, 1969

Royaume-Uni, Londres, Queen Elisabeth Hall

interpreters

Roy Hart, voix, The Pierrot Players, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction.


recordings

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Eight Songs for a Mad King

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies , concert on February 26, 1994

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library


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