Cristóbal Halffter (1930-2021)
Yes Speak Out Yes (1968)
UNO-Cantata, for soprano, baritone, six reciters, two mixed choirs and orchestra with two conductors
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1968
Revision dates: 1969
- Duration: 30 mn
- Publisher: Universal Edition
- Commission: United Nations
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Libretto (details, author):
Norman Corwin
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Composition date:
1968
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: soprano, baritone, 6 narrators
- mixed choir, mixed choir
- 3 flutes (also 3 piccolos), 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, 4 percussionists, 2 pianos, electric organ, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
10 December 1968
Location:États-Unis, New York, UNO General Assembly Hall
Performers:Irene Jordan, soprano ; Robert Hale, baryton ; Augsburg College Choir ; Minnesota Orchestra ; Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Cristóbal Halffter, direction
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Date:
11 December 1969
Location:Autriche, Vienne, Grosser Konzerthaussaal
Performers:Gerlinde Lorenz, soprano ; Max van Egmond, baryton ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Chor der Slowakischen Philharmonie Pressburg ; Janz Krenz, Jan Maria Dobrodinsky, direction