- General information
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Composition date :
2002
- Duration : 13 mn
- Publisher : Boosey & Hawkes
- Commission: The Royal Philharmonic Society of London
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Libretto (details, author) :
William Carlos Williams
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Composition date :
2002
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [1 female voice and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist : solo mezzo-soprano
- 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes (also 1 English horn), clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 3 percussionists, piano, 6 violins, 4 second violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses [nombre de cordes minimum]
Premiere information
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Date :
29 May 2003
Location :États-Unis, Chicago
Performers :Michelle DeYoung, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, direction : Daniel Barenboim.