general information

composition date

1997

duration

2h 10 min

editor

Schott

Dedicatee

typhon Ruby

Commission

English National Opera et BBC Television

Libretto (details, author)

Blake Morrison d’après la nouvelle de Jules Verne Une Fantaisie du Docteur Ox

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 mezzo-sopranos, 2 sopranos, 2 countertenors, 2 tenors, 2 baritones, 2 solo bass-baritones

2 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 oboes (also oboe d'amore, English horn), clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, 4 horns, flugerlhorn, 2 trombones, bass trombone, harp, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, 3 percussionists, 6 violins [minimum], 6 second violins [minimum], 5 violas [minimum], 4 cellos [minimum], 3 double basses [minimum, dont une amplifiée]

information about the creation

Information on the electronics

Electronic device

amplification

similar works

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