general information

composition date
1993
duration
45 min
editor
Schott
Dedicatee
Peter Falk
Libretto (details, author)

Genesis A, poème anglo-saxon du VIIe siècle ; Joe Chaikin/ Sam Shepard

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano, viola

3 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets (also flugerlhorn), 3 trombones, tuba, harp, 3 percussionists, strings

information about the creation

date
April 29, 1993
Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Festival Hall
interpreters
Sarah Leonard, soprano ; David James, contre-ténor ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; BBC Singers ; BBC Symphony Chorus ; Simon Joly, direction

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