Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)
Stone Litany: Runes from a House of the Dead (1973)
for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1973
- Duration: 20 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 57
- Commission: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
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Composition date:
1973
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [1 female voice and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, 5 percussionists, timpani, celesta, harp, strings, mezzo-soprano
Premiere information
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Date:
22 September 1973
Location:Royaume-Uni, Glasgow, City Hall
Performers:Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Alexander Gibson, direction.