general information

composition date
1965
duration
35 min
editor
Schott
Commission
BBC

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (1 male voice, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

baritone, 2 flutes (also piccolo), oboe, English horn, clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 6 percussionists, celesta, piano, marimba, harp, 8 violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 4 cellos, double bass

information about the creation

date
January 19, 1966

Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Festival Hall

interpreters

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baryton), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, direction : Sir Michael Tippett.


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