general information

composition date
1990
duration
10 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Libretto (details, author)

William Butler Yeats : 'The Long Legged Fly'

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and ensemble of up to 9 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo mezzo-soprano

pardessus de viole (also bass viol), 2 tenor viols, 2 bass viols

information about the creation

date
October 30, 1990

Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

interpreters

Fretwork/Susan Bickley/George Benjamin


recordings

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Upon silence

Composed by George Benjamin , concert on April 28, 1994

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Upon silence

Composed by George Benjamin , concert on June 27, 2014

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library


similar works


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