Heiner Goebbels (1952)

The Horatian - Three songs (1994 -1999)

version for mezzo-soprano and ensemble, taken from Surrogate Cities

electronic work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1994 - 1999
    • Duration: 15 mn
    • Publisher: Ricordi, Munich, nº Sy. 3545
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Heiner Müller

Detailed formation
  • soloist: 1 solo mezzo-soprano
  • 1 flute (also 1 alto flute, 1 piccolo), 1 oboe (also 1 English horn, 1 baritone oboe), 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet, 1 contrabass clarinet), 1 bassoon, 1 horn, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, 1 tuba, 5 percussionists [ou 2 percussionnistes et sampler] , 1 harp, 1 piano (also 1 electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), 1 violin, 1 second violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass

Premiere information

Information on the electronics
Electronic device: dispositif électronique non spécifié

Observations

Table of contents

  1. Rome and Alba ;
  2. So That Blood Dropped to the Earth ;
  3. Dwell Where the Dogs Dwell.