- General information
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Composition date:
1966
- Duration: 25 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 31
- Commission: Serge Koussevitsky Music Foundation, Library of Congress, Washington.
- Dedication: To the memory of Serge and Natalie Koussevitsky
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Libretto (details, author):
Texte : Georg Trakl, Offenbarung und Untergang.
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Composition date:
1966
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloist: soprano
- flute (also piccolo), oboe, clarinet (also bass clarinet), bassoon (also contrabassoon), horn, trumpet, trombone, 3 percussions, harp, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass
Premiere information
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Date:
25 February 1966
Location:Royaume-Uni, Londres, Conway Hall
Performers:Mary Thomas, soprano, Pierrot Players, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction.