general information

composition date
1986
duration
18 min
editor
Schott
Commission
Royal Holloway College, Egham, pour son centenaire
Libretto (details, author)

Pic de la Mirandole et Francis Bacon

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (1 female voice and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano

2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, piano, timpani, 2 percussionists [ou 3], 9 violins, 8 second violins, 7 violas, 6 cellos, 5 double basses

information about the creation

date
February 25, 1986
Royaume-Uni, Egham, Royal Holloway College
interpreters
Lindsey Gowers, soprano ; Royal Holloway College Orchestra ; Erik Levi, direction
date
February 11, 1990
Royaume-Uni, Leicester, Haymarket Theatre

observations

Effectif de la seconde version pour soprano et orchestre de chambre :

  • soprano
  • flûte (aussi piccolo), 2 hautbois (aussi cor anglais), 2 bassons (aussi contrebasson), 2 cors, percussionniste, piano, 9 violons, 8 violons II, 4 altos, 4 violoncelles et 2 contrebasses

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