general information

composition date
1986-1988
duration
45 min
editor
Salabert
Commission
Koussevitzky Foundation

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Mixed choir and orchestra)

detailed formation

4 flutes, 4 oboes, 4 clarinets, 4 bassoons, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, harp, piano, 14 violins [16], 12 second violins [14], 10 violas [12], 8 cellos [10], 6 double basses [8]

information about the creation

date
October 28, 1989

Londres, Festival Hall

interpreters

le chœur et l'orchestre de la BBC, direction : Peter Eötvös.

Part titles

  1. De terre et de ciel, pour orchestre, 1986-87, 12 minutes ;
  2. Les Sept Paroles, pour chœur mixte et orchestre, 1987-88, 35 minutes.

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