general information

composition date
1954
editor
Le Chant du Monde
Opus
95
Libretto (details, author)

texte de Bertolt Brecht (n° 2) traduit par Semyon Kirsanov ; Semyon Kirsanov (n° 3)

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (1 male voice, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano, viola, tenor, bass voice, solo bass voice

Eb clarinet (also 3 clarinets), 3 oboes, piccolo (also 3 flutes), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussionist, harp

information about the creation

date
November 1, 1954

première projection du film

interpreters

le chœur et l'orchestre de la Radio de Leipzig, direction : W. Raatke.

Part titles

  1. [Introduction] (Allegro)
  2. Chant de l'unité (Allegro non troppo)
  3. Prologue
  4. Episode de l'inculpation (Adagio)
  5. "K.K.K." [= Klu Klux Klan] (Allegro)
  6. Afrique du Sud (Allegro)
  7. Enfants (Moderato)
  8. Dur labeur (Moderato)

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