general information

composition date
1971
duration
15 min
editor
Peters, San Antonio, Texas

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo mezzo-soprano

bass flute (also soprano recorder), ohter plucked strings [sitar], 2 percussionists

information about the creation

date
January 16, 1972

États-Unis, Virginia, Philadelphia Composers' Forum in Richmond

interpreters

Jenneke Barton : mezzo-soprano.

observations

Enregistrements : Jan DeGaetani : mezzo-soprano, The University of Pennsylvania Contemporary Players, direction : Richard Wernick, 1 cd Bridge Records 9127, 2003 ; Freda Herseth : mezzo-soprano, Orchestra 2001, direction : James Freeman, 1 cd CRI 723, 1996.


recordings

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complete.mp3

Composed by George Crumb , concert on January 17, 1977

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Lux-AeternaExtrait.mp3

Composed by George Crumb

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complete.mp3

Composed by George Crumb , concert on June 14, 2014


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