general information

composition date
1968
editor
Suvini Zerboni
Libretto (details, author)

livret de Luigi Dallapiccola d’après Homère

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
3 solo sopranos, solo mezzo-soprano, solo tenor, solo bass-baritone

4 flutes, 3 oboes, 4 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 2 saxophones, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 harp, celesta, glockenspiel, piano, vibraphone, xylophone, xylorimba, organ, 5 percussionists

Part titles

  • Prologo
  • Episodio I : Calypso
  • Episodio II : Intermezzo sinfonico
  • Scena II : Lotofagi
  • Scena III : Circe
  • Scena IV : Cimmeri
  • Ultima scena : epilogo

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