general information

composition date
1974
duration
31 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Libretto (details, author)

textes issus de la Bible et des liturgies Havdalah et Kaddish.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo bass voice, baritone

3 flutes, 3 oboes, 4 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists, harp, piano, strings

information about the creation

date
April 3, 1975

États-Unis, New York, Avery Fisher Hall

interpreters

Paul Sperry : ténor, Bruce Fifer : baryton-basse, le New York Philharmonic Orchestra, direction : Leonard Bernstein.

Part titles

I. Invocation and Trance ; II. The Pledge ; III. Kabbalah ; IV. Possession ; V. Pas de Deux ; VI. Exorcism.


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