- General information
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Composition date:
2005
- Duration: 2 h
- Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel
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Libretto (details, author):
Hans Zender d’après le discours de Chief Joseph avant le congrès américain de 1876 et d’après Pessoa, Brecht, Machault, Pound, Goethe.
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Composition date:
2005
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo sopranos, 1 solo contralto, 3 solo tenors, 3 solo bass-baritones, 1 solo bass voice
- 1 flute (also 1 piccolo), 1 oboe (also 1 English horn), 1 clarinet (also 1 bass clarinet), 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 timpani, 3 percussionists [ou 4] , 1 electric guitar, 1 accordion, 1 piano, 1 violin, 1 second violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass
Premiere information
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Date:
23 June 2005
Location:Berlin, Deutsche Staatsoper (Unter den Linden).