Roger Reynolds (1934)
The Red Act Arias (1997)
for choir, orchestra, narrator and electronics
electronic work
- General information
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Composition date:
1997
- Duration: 47 mn
- Publisher: Peters
- Commission: BBC Radio 3 for the BBC Promenade Concerts
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Libretto (details, author):
Eschyle, Agamemnon, texte édité par Roger Reynolds à partir de la traduction de Richmond Lattimore.
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Composition date:
1997
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Choir and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- narrator, unspecified choir, 2 piccolos (also 4 flutes), 3 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, Eb clarinet (also clarinet), bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, 4 percussionists, piano, cello, harp, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
4 August 1997
Location:Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Albert Hall
Performers:Harriet Walker : narratrice, le BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers, direction : Leonard Slatkin.
Information on the electronics
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support, spatialisation (8 canaux)