general information

composition date
1976
duration
1h 12 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Opus
72
Commission
BBC
Libretto (details, author)

Livret : Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Vocal music and instrument(s))

detailed formation

Soloist
mezzo-soprano, tenor, 2 baritones, solo bass voice

flute (also piccolo, alto flute), clarinet (also bass clarinet), horn, trumpet, percussionist, harpsichord (also celesta), guitar, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

date
June 18, 1977

Royaume-Uni, Orcades, Kirkwall, St Magnus Cathedral

interpreters

Neil Mackie, ténor, Michael Rippon, Brian Rayner Cook barytons, Ian Comboy, basse, Mary Thomas, mezzo-soprano, The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction


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