general information

composition date

1923

duration

1h 45 min

editor

Universal Edition, Tesin

Dedicatee

à Oskar Kokoschka

Opus

21

Libretto (details, author)

Oskar Kokoschka

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 solo baritones [Soldier ; Clown], 2 solo tenors [Orpheus ; Sailor], 2 solo sopranos [Eurydike ; Psyche], solo bass voice [Drunkard], 3 solo mezzo-sopranos [Furries], mime [Amor]

3 flutes, 2 oboes, 4 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussionist, timpani, harp

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