general information

composition date
1986
revisition date
1987
duration
40 min
editor
Ricordi
Libretto (details, author)

Ingeborg Bachmann et Herman Melville

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo mezzo-soprano

flute, tuba, 6 percussionists

information about the creation

date
March 15, 1986

Allemagne, Cologne, puis le 6 juin 1986 (deuxième version), Italie, Turin

interpreters

Susanne Otto : mezzo-soprano, Roberto Fabbriciani : flûte, Giancarlo Schiaffini : tuba, Peter Hirsch : direction.

date
October 8, 1987

France, Paris (version définitive)

interpreters

les mêmes interprètes.

Information on the electronics

Studio information
Experimentalstudio der Heinrich-Strobel Stiftung, Luigi Nono : régie son.
Electronic device
temps réel

similar works

Same type
Created the same year
Composed the same year
Same detailed formation

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