Henri Pousseur (1929-2009)
La Passion selon Guignol (1981)
for electrified vocal quartet and orchestra
electronic work
- General information
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Composition date:
1981
- Duration: 30 mn
- Publisher: Suvini Zerboni, Milan
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Libretto (details, author):
William Blake, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Gérard de Nerval, Christopher Marlowe, Michel Butor.
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Composition date:
1981
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 saxophones, 7 percussionists, harp, electric guitar (also electric bass guitar), piano (also electric organ), strings
Premiere information
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Date:
24 February 1983
Location:Belgique Liège
Performers:Pierre Bartholomée.
Information on the electronics
Electronic device: amplification