Philip Glass (1937)

Naqoyqatsi (2002)

music for the film by Godfrey Redgio, for orchestra with cello and solo mezzo-soprano, and choir

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2002
    • Duration: 1 h 20 mn
    • Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers
Detailed formation
  • soloists: 1 cello, 1 solo mezzo-soprano
  • mixed choir
  • 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 English horns (also 1 oboe), 1 clarinet, 1 bass clarinet, 1 soprano saxophone, 1 tenor saxophone, 1 bassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 bass trumpet, 1 tuba, 1 percussionist, 1 harp, 1 piano (also 1 celesta, 1 electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), strings, 1 other accessory [didgeridoo]

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