general information

composition date
1988-1993
duration
14 min
editor
Schott
Commission
Berliner Festwochen
Libretto (details, author)

William Brighty Rands, Lewis Carroll, Heinrich Hoffmann

type

A cappella vocal music (5 or more solo voices)

detailed formation

Soloist
6 unspecified solo male voices

information about the creation

date
September 25, 1988

I à IV : Allemagne, Berlin, Berliner Festwochen ; V : 28 octobre 1989 Londres, Queen Elisabeth Hall, VI : 27 novembre 1993 (festival d'Huddersfield)

interpreters

The King's Singers (pour tous).

Part titles

  • I. Two Dreams and Little Bat (William Brighty Rands/Lewis Carroll)
  • II. Cuckoo in the Pear-Tree (William Brighty Rands)
  • III. The Alphabet
  • IV. Flying Robert (Heinrich Hoffmann)
  • V. The Lobster Quadrille (Lewis Carroll)
  • VI. A Long, Sad Tale (Lewis Carroll)

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