John Adams (1947)

Harmonielehre (1984)

for orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1984
    • Duration: 40 mn
    • Publisher: Chester Music
    • Commission: Meet, Composer Orchestra residency program, Exxon Corporation, Rockefeller Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts
Detailed formation
  • 4 flutes (also 3 piccolos), 3 oboes (also 3 English horns), 3 clarinets (also 2 bass clarinets), 3 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 tubas, 1 timpani, 4 percussionists, 2 harp, 1 celesta, 1 piano, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 21 March 1985
    Location:

    États-Unis, San Francisco


    Performers:

    l'orchestre symphonique de San Francisco, direction : Edo de Waart.