general information

composition date
1997
duration
47 min
editor
Peters, San Antonio, Texas
Commission
BBC Radio 3 for the BBC Promenade Concerts
Libretto (details, author)

Eschyle, Agamemnon, texte édité par Roger Reynolds à partir de la traduction de Richmond Lattimore.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Choir and orchestra)

detailed formation

4 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes, strings, narrator, harp, cello, piano, 4 percussionists, tuba, bass trombone, 3 trombones, 4 trumpets, 4 horns, contrabassoon, 3 bassoons, bass clarinet, clarinet (also Eb clarinet), 2 clarinets, English horn

information about the creation

date
August 4, 1997

Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Albert Hall

interpreters

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)

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