general information

composition date
1957
duration
10 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Dedicatee
'To Peg and Lu, from Ben, Peter and Julian'
Opus
58
Libretto (details, author)

poètes chinois, traduits en anglais par Arthur Waley

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Voice(s) and/or choir(s) and plucked strings)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo tenor [ou soprano]

guitar

information about the creation

date
June 17, 1958

Aldeburgh Festival, Great Glemham House

interpreters

Peter Pears et Julian Bream.

similar works

Same type
Created the same year
Composed the same year
Same detailed formation

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