general information

composition date

1976

duration

50 min

editor

Universal Edition, Tesin

Libretto (details, author)

livret de Frithjof Haas sur un texte de Jean Tardieu

type

detailed formation

Soloist

solo baritone [Der Gelehrte], solo contralto [Die Mutter], 2 solo mezzo-sopranos [die Frau, die Tochter], solo tenor [Der Reporter], solo soprano, solo contralto, solo tenor, solo bass voice [4 Studenten]

flute (also piccolo), oboe (also English horn), clarinet (also bass clarinet), bassoon (also contrabassoon), 2 trumpets, trombone, percussionist, harp, celesta, harpsichord, piano, electric organ, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

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