general information

composition date
1909-1919
revisition date
1925
duration
19 min
editor
Peer Music, Hambourg

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Double wind orchestra)

detailed formation

2 flutes (also piccolo), 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns [3 autres ad lib.], 4 trumpets [5 autres ad lib.], 3 trombones [4 autres ad lib.], tuba, timpani, percussionist, celesta (also glockenspiel), harp, tubular bells, organ [deuxième ad lib.], zither, accordion, 2 pianos

information about the creation

date
January 27, 1966

Allemagne, Radio, Westdeutscher Rundfunk

interpreters

l'Orchestre symphonique de la Radio de Berlin, direction : Bruno Maderna. 

Part titles

  • I. An Elegy to Our Forefathers (Very slowly, 5 min) ;
  • IIThe Rockstrewn Hills Join in the People's Outdoor Meeting (Allegro; 4:30 min.) ;
  • III. From Hanover Square North, at the End of a Tragic Day, the Voice of the People Again Arose (Very slowly-Andante maestoso; 9 min).

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