general information

composition date

1998

duration

15 min

editor

Ricordi

Commission

Festival de Salzbourg

Libretto (details, author)

Jack Beeching

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 solo sopranos [dont 1 colorature], solo mezzo-soprano, solo contralto

4 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 3 oboes (also English horn), 4 clarinets (also E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet), 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, percussionist, timpani, harp, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 12 cellos, 8 double basses

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