general information

composition date
1968
revisition date
1969
duration
30 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Commission
United Nations
Libretto (details, author)

Norman Corwin

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano, baritone, 6 narrators

3 flutes (also 3 piccolos), 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, timpani, 2 pianos, electric organ, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

date
December 10, 1968
États-Unis, New York, UNO General Assembly Hall
interpreters
Irene Jordan, soprano ; Robert Hale, baryton ; Augsburg College Choir ; Minnesota Orchestra ; Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Cristóbal Halffter, direction
date
December 11, 1969
Autriche, Vienne, Grosser Konzerthaussaal
interpreters
Gerlinde Lorenz, soprano ; Max van Egmond, baryton ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Chor der Slowakischen Philharmonie Pressburg ; Janz Krenz, Jan Maria Dobrodinsky, direction

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