general information

composition date
1939
duration
21 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Dedicatee
'For Sophie Wyss'
Opus
18
Libretto (details, author)

Arthur Rimbaud

type

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

information about the creation

date
January 30, 1940

Londres

interpreters

Sophie Wyss et le Boyd Neel Orchestra, direction : Boyd Neel.

Part titles

  1. Fanfare
  2. Villes
  3. a. Phrase ; b. Antique
  4. Royauté
  5. Marine
  6. Interlude
  7. Being Beauteous
  8. Parade
  9. Départ

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