Martin Smolka (1959)
Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews (2000)
for mixed choir and percussionist
- General information
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Composition date:
2000
- Duration: 19 mn
- Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel
- Commission: SWR - Donaueschinder Musiktage
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Libretto (details, author):
Henry David Thoreau
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Composition date:
2000
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Choir(s) and percussion]
Detailed formation
- mixed choir à 32 voix (8 soprano, 8 viola, 8 tenor, 8 baritone)
- percussionist
Premiere information
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Date:
22 October 2000
Location:Allemagne, Donaueschingen, Donaueschinger Musiktage
Performers:SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart ; Meinhard Jenne : percussion ; Rupert Huber : direction.
Table of contents
1. Pleiades
2. Lake
3. Indians
4. Blackberries
5. Cypress