Heiner Goebbels (1952)

Walden (1998)

for extended orchestra and narrator

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1998
    • Duration: 50 mn
    • Publisher: Ricordi, Munich, nº Sy. 3398
    • Libretto (details, author):

      H. D. Thoreau, Walden, en anglais

Detailed formation
  • soloist: 1 narrator
  • 1 flute (also 1 alto flute), 1 oboe (also 1 other accessory [didgeridoo] ), 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 1 bassoon, 1 horn, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 1 tuba, 3 percussionists [ou 4, avec koto, djembe, etc.] , 2 electric guitars [ou 3 avec guitares-tables et un daxophon] , 2 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers [samplers, harmonium, clavecin, cymbalum, piano, clavier midi, etc. par ex.] , 10 violins [à 14] , 9 violas [à 10] , 3 cellos, 3 double basses (also 1 electric bass guitar)

Premiere information

  • Date: 15 November 1998
    Location:

    Allemagne, Hanovre.


Observations

Intrumentation réduite possible.