Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)
Fiddlers at the Wedding (1973)
song cycle for mezzo-soprano and ensemble
- General information
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Composition date:
1973
- Duration: 19 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 58
- Commission: Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévion Française
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Composition date:
1973
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice and ensemble of up to 9 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloist: mezzo-soprano
- alto flute, percussion, mandolin, guitar
Premiere information
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Date:
3 May 1974
Location:France, Paris, Salle Pleyel
Performers:Jane Manning, mezzo-soprano, Ensemble Instrumental, Daniel Chabrun, direction.