Klaus Huber (1924-2017)
Erniedrigt-Geknechtet-Verlassen-Verachtet (1975 -1978)
for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, children's voice, choir with sixteen solo voices, large mixed choir, fifty instruments in seven groups, magnetic tape, video
[Humiliés-Asservis-Abandonnés-Méprisés]
electronic work
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1975 - 1978
Revision dates: 1981 - 1982
- Duration: 1 h 10 mn
- Publisher: Ricordi, nº Sy. 2350
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Libretto (details, author):
Ernesto Cardenal, Florian Knobloch, Carolina Maria de Jesús, George Jackson, Isaïe
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Composition date:
1975 - 1978
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Voice(s) and/or choir(s) and ensemble of more than 25 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 solo mezzo-soprano, 1 solo tenor, 1 solo bass-baritone, 1 sopranochild voice
- mixed choir à 40 voix , ensemble of vocal soloists à 16 voix (4 solo soprano, 4 solo contralto, 4 solo tenor, 4 solo bass voice)
- 4 flutes, 2 oboes, 4 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 1 tuba, 5 percussionists [à 6] , 1 guitar, 1 mandolin, 1 piano, 1 harpsichord, 5 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 3 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
1981
Location:Amsterdam (sans la 3e partie).
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Date:
14 October 1983
Location:Donaueschingen.
Information on the electronics
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support, dispositif multimédia (vidéo, lumière)