general information

composition date

1991-1994

editor

Hans Sikorski, Karlsruhe

Libretto (details, author)

Livret de Jörg Morgener et Alfred Schnittke basé sur un livre éponyme de Johann Spies publié en 1587.

type

detailed formation

Soloist

contralto, countertenor, 2 tenors, 6 baritones, 3 solo bass voices

3 flutes (also 2 piccolos, alto flute), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 6 percussionists, celesta, piano, harpsichord, organ, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, electric guitar, electric bass guitar

information about the creation

Information on the electronics

Studio information

Partie électronique réalisée par Andrei Schnittke.

similar works

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