Betsy Jolas (1926)

Rambles through 44, the Mysterious Stranger (by Mark Twain) (2015)

melodrama for narrator, flute (piccolo, flute in G), clarinet in Bb (bass clarinet), violin, cello and harp

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2015
    • Publisher: Alphonse Leduc
    • Commission: Tanglewood Music Center (TMC), pour fêter ses soixante-quinze ans
Detailed formation
  • soloist: narrator
  • flute (also piccolo, flute [en sol] ), clarinet [en sib] (also bass clarinet), harp, violin, cello

Premiere information

  • Date: 2 August 2015
    Location:

    États-Unis, Tanglewood


    Performers:

    Betsy Jolas, récitante