general information

composition date

1954

duration

53 min

editor

Schirmer

Commission

Libretto (details, author)

Livret de George Antheil (un récit actualisé de l'histoire de Caïn et d'Abel).

type

detailed formation

Soloist

soprano, 2 tenors, 2 baritones

flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, trumpet, trombone, timpani (also percussion), piano (also celesta)

information about the creation

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