Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024)
Die Hamletmaschine (1983 -1986)
Musiktheater in five parts
electronic work
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1983 - 1986
- Duration: 1 h 30 mn
- Publisher: Universal Edition, nº UE 18660
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Libretto (details, author):
livret de Wolfgang Rihm d'après Heiner Müller
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Composition date:
1983 - 1986
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 actors, solo baritone, 3 solo sopranos, solo mezzo-soprano
- mixed choir(12 soprano, 12 contralto, 12 tenor, 12 bass voice)
- 7 various extras (also mime [nombre non spécifié] ), 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets (also bass trumpet), trombone, timpani, 6 percussionists, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
30 March 1987
Location:Allemagne, Mannheim
Performers:Kurt Müller : Graf, Hamlet I, Rudolf Kowalski : Hamlet II, Johannes M. Kösters : Hamlet III, Gabriele Schnaut : Ophelia, chœur et orchestre du théâtre national, direction : Peter Schneider, mise en scène : Friedrich Meyer-Oertel.
Information on the electronics
Electronic device: temps réel, sons fixés sur support (avec le chœur et les voix, 4 postes de radio avec 4 interprètes)