general information

composition date
1996
duration
23 min
editor
Schott
Commission
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad
Libretto (details, author)

texte de Rita Dove

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Triple wind orchestra (or larger))

detailed formation

Soloist
narrator

3 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, tuba, harp, strings, 3 trombones, timpani, 3 percussionists

information about the creation

date
July 21, 1996
États-Unis, Atlanta, Symphony Hall
interpreters
Andrew Young, narrateur ; World Youth Symphony Orchestra ; Sergiu Commissiona, direction

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