general information

composition date
2005-2006
duration
12 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Dedicatee
en mémoire de Sue Knussen
Opus
33
Commission
MusicNOW, the new music chamber series of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Libretto (details, author)

extraits de sept poèmes d’Emily Dickinson et d’Antonio Machado, Los Ojos, WH Auden, If I could tell you I would let you know, Rainer Maria Rilke, Requiem for a Friend.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano

flute, alto flute, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 horns, percussionist, harp, piano (also celesta), 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass

information about the creation

date
April 3, 2006

États-Unis, Chicago, MusicNOW

interpreters

Claire Booth : soprano et des membres de l'orchestre symphonique de Chicago, direction : Oliver Knussen.


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