Louis Andriessen (1939-2021)

De Materie (Part IV) (1988)

for narrator, eight voices and large ensemble

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1988
    • Duration: 28 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Willem Kloos et souvenirs de Marie Curie tirés de Francoise Giroud, Une femme honorable

Detailed formation
  • soloist: female narrator
  • mixed choir [2S.2A.2T.2B]
  • 3 flutes, 4 oboes, 5 clarinets, 2 bass clarinets, contrabass clarinet, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 6 percussionists, harp, 2 guitars, electric bass guitar, celesta, 2 pianos, 2 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers [synthétiseurs] , 2 violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass

Premiere information

Observations

  • Enregistrement : Netherlands Chamber Choir, Schoenberg Ensemble, Asko Ensemble, cd Nonesuch 7559 79367 2.
  • Voir aussi De Materie.