general information

composition date

1984-1989

duration

3h

editor

Boosey & Hawkes

Commission

Opéra de Paris, Ircam, Hamburgische Staatsoper

Libretto (details, author)

d’après Mikhail Boulgakov, le Maître et Marguerite

type

detailed formation

Soloist

solo soprano [lyrique dramatique], 4 solo mezzo-sopranos [dont 1 rôle principal], 5 solo tenors [dont 1 rôle principal], 4 solo baritones [dont 2 rôles principaux], 8 solo bass voices [dont 1 rôle principal], mime [femme], narrator [nombre non précisé]

male dancer [ballet], 3 flutes (also 3 piccolos, alto flute), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), alto saxophone, 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 6 percussionists [à 7], harp, guitar [espagnole] (also electric guitar), celesta, piano, 2 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers [Yamaha DX7,EMS Synthi AKS], 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

Information on the electronics

Studio information

Réalisée à l'Ircam

RIM (réalisateur(s) en informatique musicale)

Jan Vandenheede

Electronic device

sons fixés sur support

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