Oliver Knussen (1952-2018)
The Wild Rumpus (1983)
from the opera Where the Wild Things Are, for orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1983
- Duration: 4 mn
- Publisher: Faber Music, Londres
- Opus: 20b
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Composition date:
1983
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [Triple wind orchestra (or larger)]
Detailed formation
- 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 1 oboe, 1 English horn, 3 clarinets (also 1 Eb clarinet), 1 bassoon, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trombones, 4 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 piano [4 mains] , 6 violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 4 double basses [nombre de cordes minimum]
Premiere information
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Date:
21 July 1987
Location:Londres, BBC Prom, Royal Albert Hall
Performers:le London Sinfonietta, direction : Oliver Knussen.