Six Absences (1961)

for the harpsichord

by Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)

general information

composition date
1961
duration
9min 30s
publisher
Schott , ED 5380

type

Solo (excluding voice) (Plucked-string keyboard)

detailed formation

harpsichord

information about the creation

date
November 7, 1963
location

Mainz, Funkhaus am Deutschhausplatz

interpreters

Kurt-Heinz Stolze.

Part titles

  • I. Molto mesto e lento
  • II. Andante cantabile
  • III. Pesante, molto mosso
  • IV. Andantino
  • V. Lento
  • VI. Allegramente. Agrément de la Sixième Abscence.

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