general information

composition date
1976
duration
20 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Commission
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne
Libretto (details, author)

Samuel Beckett

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano

piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, harp, 2 celestas (also piano)

information about the creation

date
January 22, 1977

Allemagne, Cologne, WDR, festival Musik der Zeit

interpreters

Martha Hanneman : soprano, Kölner Rundfunkchor (direction : Herbert Schernus), Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, direction : Lothar Zagrosek.

observations

Initialement Chorus and Orchestra


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