general information

composition date

1946

duration

1h 50 min

editor

Boosey & Hawkes

Dedicatee

'to Erwin Stein'

Opus

37

Libretto (details, author)

Ronald Duncan, d’après la pièce d’André Obey

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 solo sopranos, solo mezzo-soprano, solo contralto, tenor, 2 solo baritones, solo bass voice

flute (also piccolo, alto flute), oboe (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), bassoon, horn, percussionist, harp, piano, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass

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