general information

composition date
1964
duration
15 min
editor
Schott
Dedicatee
pour Nelly Sachs
Commission
Südwestfunks Baden-Baden pour le Festival de Donaueschingen
Libretto (details, author)

Nelly Sachs

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo contralto

flute, clarinet (also contrabass clarinet), 5 percussionists, cymbalom, harp, viola

information about the creation

date
October 17, 1964

Paris, Domaine Musical

interpreters

Jeanne Deroubaix : contralto, ensemble du Domaine Musical, direction : Pierre Boulez.

Part titles

  • Diese Nacht ging ich eine dunkle Nebenstrasse
  • Einsamkeit lautlos samtener Acker
  • Imverhexten Wald
  • Ausgeweidet die Zeit
  • Meine geliebte Toten

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