general information

composition date
1979
duration
55 min
editor
Hans Sikorski, Karlsruhe
Dedicatee
Alfred Schlee, pour son 80e anniversaire.
Commission
BBC Symphony Orchestra

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Mixed choir and orchestra)

detailed formation

2 piccolos (also alto flute, 4 flutes), 4 oboes (also oboe d'amore, English horn), Eb clarinet (also bass clarinet, 4 clarinets), contrabassoon (also 4 bassoons), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 6 percussionists, 2 harp, piano, 12 violins, 12 second violins, 8 violas, 8 cellos, 8 double basses, celesta, harpsichord, organ, electric guitar, electric bass guitar

information about the creation

date
April 23, 1980

Royaume-Uni, Londres

interpreters

le Chœur et l'Orchestre symphonique de la BBC, Guennadi Rojdestvenski, direction.


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