general information

composition date
2000
duration
37 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Commission
BBC for the Millennium season 2000
Libretto (details, author)

textes traditionels bouddhistes, chrétiens, juifs, hindous.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, solo tenor

3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 5 percussionists, harp, piano, celesta

information about the creation

date
August 2, 2000

Royaume-Uni, Londres, Proms, Royal Albert Hall

interpreters

Susannah Glanville, Robert Brubaker, BBC Singers, New London Chamber Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra, direction : Jac van Steen.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
dispositif électronique non spécifié

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