George Benjamin (1960)

Upon silence (1990)

for mezzo-soprano and five viols

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1990
    • Duration: 10 mn
    • Publisher: Faber Music
    • Libretto (details, author):

      William Butler Yeats : 'The Long Legged Fly'

Detailed formation
  • soloist: 1 solo mezzo-soprano
  • 1 pardessus de viole (also 1 bass viol), 2 tenor viols, 2 bass viols

Premiere information

  • Date: 30 October 1990
    Location:

    Queen Elizabeth Hall, London


    Performers:

    Fretwork/Susan Bickley/George Benjamin

Observations

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