general information

composition date
1976
duration
4h 30 min
editor
Dunvagen Music Publishers

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
2 actresses, actor, child narrator, 4 sopranos, 4 contraltos, 4 tenors, 4 bass voices, solo soprano [amplifiée]

flute (also piccolo, bass flute), flute (also soprano saxophone), tenor saxophone (also alto saxophone), 2 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers

information about the creation

date
July 25, 1976

France, Festival d'Avignon

interpreters

Robert Wilson, interprètes : Philip Glass Ensemble.


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