Helmut Lachenmann (1935)

Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (1990 -1996)

music with images, for two sopranos, solo string octet, choir, orchestra and tapes
[La petite fille aux allumettes]

electronic work
stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1990 - 1996
    • Duration: 2 h
    • Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Hans Christian Andersen, Leonard de Vinci et Gudrun Ensslin

Detailed formation
  • soloists: 2 solo sopranos, 4 violins, viola, 2 cellos
  • mixed choir(4 soprano, 4 contralto, 4 tenor, 4 bass voice)
  • sheng - sho - mouth organ, 4 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 4 oboes, 4 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 8 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 2 tubas, 5 percussionists, 2 timpani, 2 xylorimbas, 2 vibraphones, 2 harp, 2 electric guitars, 2 pianos, celesta, electric organ, 10 violins, 10 second violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses

Premiere information

  • Location:

    Allemagne, Hambourg, Staatsoper.


Information on the electronics
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support

Observations

aussi six techniciens