Ballata (1996-1999)

general information

composition date

1996-1999

duration

2h 25min

publisher

Ricordi

Commission

Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, Bruxelles

Libretto (details, author)

Umberto Fiori d'après The Rime of the Ancient Mariner de Samuel Taylor Coleridge

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 solo baritones [1. Jeune Marin ; 2. 2d invité : voix baroque amplifiée], 3 solo tenors [1. Timonier ; 2. la Mort ; 3. 1er invité : voix baroque amplifiée], 2 solo sopranos [1. dramatique : La Vie en la Mort ; 2. Page : soprano léger ou mezzo soprano, voix baroque amplifiée], solo mezzo-soprano [Lune], women's choir, men's choir

clarinet [sur scène], accordion [sur scène], cymbalom [sur scène], violin [sur scène], double bass [sur scène], 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn (also piccolo), E-flat clarinet, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 6 percussionists, harp, piano (also celesta), electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, strings

information about the creation

Information on the electronics

Studio information

Ircam

RIM (réalisateur(s) en informatique musicale)

Eric Daubresse

Electronic device

unspecified electronic device

technical documentation and patch

similar works

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