general information

composition date
1995-1996
duration
1h 30 min
editor
Ricordi
Libretto (details, author)

Edgar Allan Poe, Shadow ; John Webster / T.S. Eliot, That Corpse, tiré de : The Waste Land ; Maurice Blanchot L’attente l’oubli.

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Mixed instrumental ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet (also soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, 2 accordions (also clavichord, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [sampler]), 3 violins, viola, cello, double bass (also electric bass guitar)

information about the creation

date
March 13, 1996

Allemagne, Francfort.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
dispositif électronique non spécifié

observations

Production télévisée en 1997.

Part titles

  1. "Qui parle?" ;
  2. The Concert (cithare) ;
  3. Text Machine (joué) ;
  4. Readings I (Ye who read) ;
  5. "Du, der Lesende..." ;
  6. In the Basement ;
  7. Readings II (Over Some Flasks) ;
  8. Writings I (cordes) ;
  9. Harrypatari ;
  10. Unisono ;
  11. Readings III (A dead weight - un poids mortel) ;
  12. Chaconne/Kantorloops ;
  13. Marseille, 22. September 91 (Pegelton) ;
  14. Readings IV (Cependant nous poussions nos rires) ;
  15. Letter Brass ;
  16. Brass in 5/4 ;
  17. The Brazen Doorway ;
  18. "Wir saßen nachts..." ;
  19. That Corpse ;
  20. Toccata for Teapot & Piccolo ;
  21. Writings II (Tutti) ;
  22. Writings III (cordes et sampler) ;
  23. Koto Machine ;
  24. "Doch allmählich hörten unsere Lieder auf..."

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