Heiner Goebbels (1952)

Surrogate Cities (1993 -1994)

for mezzo-soprano, narrator, sampler and orchestra

electronic work
stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1993 - 1994
    • Duration: 1 h 25 mn
    • Publisher: Ricordi, Munich, nº Sy. 3295
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Heiner Müller, Hugo Hamilton, Paul Auster

Detailed formation
  • soloists: 1 solo mezzo-soprano, 1 narrator
  • 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn, 1 baritone oboe), 3 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet, 1 contrabass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 2 tubas, 1 timpani, 5 percussionists, 1 electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [sampler] , strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 31 August 1994
    Location:

    Allemagne, Francfort.


Information on the electronics
Electronic device: dispositif électronique non spécifié

Observations

  • Les parties peuvent être jouées aussi séparément.
  • Version "Venezia" en 2005.

Table of contents

  1. D&C ;
  2. In the Country of Last Things ;
  3. Die Faust im Wappen ;
  4. Suite für Sampler und Orchester ;
  5. Drei Horatier-Songs ;
  6. Die Städte und die Toten / Argia ;
  7. Surrogate ;
  8. In the Country of Last Things 2.