Philip Glass (1937)
1000 Airplanes on the Roof (1988)
science fiction music drama, one-act musical theater piece
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1988
- Duration: 1 h 30 mn
- Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers
- Commission: Donau Festival Niederoesterreich, American Music Theather Festival, Philadelphia, PA et Berlin, ville culturelle Européenne 1988.
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Libretto (details, author):
David Henry Hwang, projections holographiques de Jerome Sirlin’s.
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Composition date:
1988
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and ensemble of up to 9 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 actor, 1 solo soprano
- 1 flute (also 1 bass clarinet), 1 flute (also 1 soprano saxophone), 1 soprano saxophone (also 1 alto saxophone, 1 tenor saxophone), 2 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers
Premiere information
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Date:
5 July 1988
Location:Aéroport internationnal de Vienne.