general information

composition date
1969-1970
duration
1h 16 min
editor
Schott
Libretto (details, author)

biographie de l’esclave enfui Estéban Montejo, texte tiré du livre de Miguel Barnet, traduit et arrangé par Hans Magnus Enzensberger

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo baritone

flute (also piccolo, alto flute, bass flute, other traditional flute [ryuteki (ou piccolo)], harmonica, whistle, Jew's harp), guitar, percussionist

information about the creation

date
July 22, 1970

Alderburgh Festival

interpreters

William Pearson : baryton, Karlheinz Zöller : flûte, Leo Brouwer : guitare, Stomu Yamash'ta : percussion.

Part titles

  1. Die Welt
  2. Der Cimarrón
  3. Die Sklaverei
  4. Die Flucht
  5. Der Wald
  6. Die Geister
  7. Die falsche Freiheit
  8. Die Frauen
  9. Die Maschinen
  10. Die Pfarrer
  11. Der Aufstand
  12. Die Schlacht von Mal Tiempo
  13. Der schlechte Sieg
  14. Die Freundlichkeit
  15. Das Messer

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