general information

composition date
1943
revisition date
1954
duration
8h
editor
Peer International Corporation
Libretto (details, author)

Walt Whitman

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and chamber orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano

flute, 2 clarinets, bassoon, harp, strings

information about the creation

date
September 14, 1946

États-Unis, Saratoga Springs, NY

interpreters

Helen Boatwright : soprano, Yaddo orchestra, direction : Frederick Fennell.

similar works

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

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