general information

composition date
1914-1917
duration
3h 30 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Opus
op. 65, Trenner 234
Libretto (details, author)

Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano [colorature dramatique, rôle majeur], 2 sopranos [dramatiques, rôles majeurs], mezzo-soprano [dramatique, rôle majeur], tenor [rôle majeur], baritone [rôle majeur], tenor [rôle mineur], baritone [rôle mineur], solo bass voice [rôle mineur], 3 sopranos [petits rôles], 3 contraltos [petits rôles], tenor [petit rôle], 3 solo bass voices [petits rôles], 6 unspecified solo child voices [petits rôles]

4 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets, Eb clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 8 horns, 6 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussionist, 2 harp, strings

information about the creation

date
October 10, 1919

Autriche, Vienne, Opéra

interpreters

Franz Schalk.

observations

Orchestre sur scène : 2 flûtes, 1 hautbois, 2 clarinettes, 1 basson, 1 cor, 6 trompettes, 6 trombones, 1 percussionniste, un orgue.

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Same type
Created the same year
Composed the same year
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