general information

composition date
1966
duration
25 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Dedicatee
To the memory of Serge and Natalie Koussevitsky
Opus
31
Commission
Serge Koussevitsky Music Foundation, Library of Congress, Washington.
Libretto (details, author)

Texte : Georg Trakl, Offenbarung und Untergang.

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano

flute (also piccolo), oboe, clarinet (also bass clarinet), bassoon (also contrabassoon), horn, trumpet, trombone, 3 percussions, harp, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

date
February 25, 1966

Royaume-Uni, Londres, Conway Hall

interpreters

Mary Thomas, soprano, Pierrot Players, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction.


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