general information

composition date

1966

revisition date

1983

duration

32 min

editor

Chester Music

Dedicatee

Lady Birley

Commission

London Sinfonietta pour son concert inaugural

type

detailed formation

Soloist

mezzo-soprano, bass voice, narrator

2 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 8 percussionists (also celesta), piano [amplifié], organ, organ [Hammond], harp, strings [sans violon]

Information on the electronics

Electronic device

amplification, sons fixés sur support(bande magnétique)

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