George Crumb (1929-2022)

Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death (1968)

for baritone and ensemble

electronic work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1968
    • Duration: 30 mn
    • Publisher: Peters, nº P66463
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Federico Garcia Lorca

Detailed formation
  • soloist: solo baritone
  • 2 percussionists, electric guitar, electric bass guitar, piano [amplifié] (also harpsichord [amplifié] )

Premiere information

  • Date: 29 March 1969
    Location:

    États-Unis, Iowa, Université, Center for New Music


    Performers:

    Harold Heap : baryton.

Information on the electronics
Electronic device: amplification

Observations

Enregistrement : Lawrence Weller : baryton, The Philadelphia Composers' Forum, direction : Joel Thome, 1 cd Phoenix 137, 1998 ; Sanford Sylvan : baryton, Speculum Musicae, 1 cd Bridge Records 9028, 1991.