general information

composition date

1952-1959

revisition date

1968

duration

28 min

editor

Suvini Zerboni

Libretto (details, author)

Italo Calvino

type

detailed formation

Soloist

solo mezzo-soprano, 8 mimes

3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 oboes, English horn, Eb clarinet, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, timpani, harp, electric guitar, piano, vibraphone, marimba, celesta (also glockenspiel), 12 violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

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