- General information
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Composition date:
1953
Revision dates: 1993
- Duration: 40 mn
- Publisher: Schott, nº ED 8480
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Libretto (details, author):
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
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Composition date:
1953
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo baritones [Professor Kuntz-Sartori, Politiker ; Maggiordomo] , 1 solo bass voice [Golch, Kulturträger] , 1 speaking voice [Der Erzähler]
- mixed choir
- 1 bass flute, 1 flute, 1 ocarina [soprano et alto] , 1 bassoon, 4 trumpets [jazz] , 4 trombones [de jazz] , 1 timpani, 4 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 mandolin, 1 guitar [amplifiée] (also 1 electric guitar), 1 piano, 1 pump organ, 1 accordion, 1 harpsichord [sur scène] , 1 electric bass guitar, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
4 December 1953
Location:Hambourg, Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk
Performers:Harry Hermann Spitz : direction, orchestre de la radio Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, régie : Curt Reiss.
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Date:
27 September 1996
Location:Cologne, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Studio für Elektronische Musik des WDR
Performers:Markus Stenz : direction, orchestre symphonique de la radio de Cologne.
Information on the electronics
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support