general information

composition date
1977
duration
35 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Dedicatee
à Dominic
Libretto (details, author)

textes de Kipling, Blake, T.S. Eliot, St. John's Gospel, Rudolf Steiner

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos, solo contralto, solo tenor, solo bass voice

horn, trumpet, trombone, percussionist, harp, piano, electric organ, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [synthétiseur VCS3], violin, second violin, viola, cello

information about the creation

date
July 8, 1977

Royaume-Uni, Cheltenham Town Hall

interpreters

Rosemary Hardy, Elizabeth Harrison : sopranos, Linda Hirst : mezzo-soprano, Peter hall : ténor, William Mason : basse, membres du London Sinfonietta, direction : Elgar Howarth.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
sons fixés sur support

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