- General information
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Composition date:
1936
- Duration: 60 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
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Libretto (details, author):
Edwin Denby
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Composition date:
1936
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo sopranos, solo contralto, 2 solo tenors, solo baritone, solo bass voice, 3 narrators
- mixed choir
- flute (also piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, alto saxophone (also tenor saxophone), 2 trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussionist, piano, theremin, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
21 April 1937
Location:États-Unis, New York, Henry Street Settlement Music School
Performers:Lehman Engel : direction, Orson Welles : mise en scène.