Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)
Black Pentecost (1979)
for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1979
- Duration: 53 mn
- Publisher: Chester Music
- Opus: 82
- Commission: Philharmonia Orchestra
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Libretto (details, author):
George Mackay Brown, Greenvoe
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Composition date:
1979
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- 2 flutes, alto flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 horns, 4 English horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, 5 percussionists, celesta, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
11 May 1982
Location:Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Festival Hall
Performers:Jen DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano, Michael Rippon, baryton, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Rattle, direction.