Curlew River (1964)

[La Rivière au Courlis, parabole d'église]

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composition date: 1964
duration: 1h 11min
publisher: Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Dedicatee: 'To Michael Tippett, in friendship and admiration'
Opus: 71
Libretto (details, author): William Plomer, d'après la pièce Nô japonaise Sumidagawa

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), choir(s) and ensemble of up to 9 instruments)

Soloist: solo tenor [The Madwoman], 2 solo baritones [the Ferryman, the Traveller], sopranochild voice [the Spirit of the Boy], solo bass voice [the Pilgrims/the Abbot], 3 tenors, 3 baritones, 2 bass voices [chorus of the Pilgrims], 3 mimes [3 enfants, assitants]

double bass, harp, flute (also piccolo), horn, viola, percussionist, organ [de chambre]

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