George Crumb (1929-2022)

Vox Balaenae (1971)

for three masked instrumentalists
[La Voix des baleines]

electronic work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1971
    • Duration: 20 mn
    • Publisher: Peters, nº P66466
Detailed formation
  • flute [électrique] , cello [électrique] , piano [amplifié]

Premiere information

  • Date: 17 March 1972
    Location:

    États-Unis, Washington, D.C., Library of Congress


    Performers:

    la New York Camerata.

Information on the electronics
Electronic device: amplification

Observations

Enregistrements : George Crumb Trio, 1 cd Hit Sound Factory 1006, 1997 ; Ensemble für neue musik Zürich, 1 cd Jecklin Edition JD 705, 1996 ; Shawnigan-Trio, 1 cd Antes 319045, 1995 ; James Schlefer : flûte, Lawrence Zoernig : violoncelle, Salvatore Moltisanti : piano, 1 cd Zuma Records 102, 1994 ; New York Camerata, 1 cd Centaur 2152, 1993 ; Zizi Mueller : flûte, Fred Sherry : violoncelle, James Gemmell : piano, 1 cd New World 357-2, 1987.

Table of contents

  • Vocalise (... for the beginning of time)
  • Variations on Sea-Time     
    • Sea Theme    
    • Archeozoic [var. I]    
    • Proterozoic [var. II]    
    • Paleozoic [var. III]    
    • Mesozoic [var. IV]    
    • Cenozoic [var. V] 
  • Sea-Nocturne (... for the end of time)