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general information

composition date: 1904-1905
duration: 1h 40 min
editor: Boosey & Hawkes
Opus: op. 54, Trenner 215
Libretto (details, author): Richard Strauss, d'après la tragédie d'Oscar Wilde.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist: soprano [rôle majeur], mezzo-soprano [rôle majeur], tenor [rôle majeur], 3 baritones [rôles majeurs], contralto [rôle mineur], 5 tenors [rôles mineurs], 5 solo bass voices [rôles mineurs]

3 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, heckelphone, 4 clarinets, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 2 timpani, 6 percussionists [ou 7], 2 harp, celesta, pump organ, organ, 16 violins, 16 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

date: December 9, 1905
: Allemagne, Dresde, Opéra
interpreters: Ernst von Schuch.

observations

Il existe également une partition pour effectif réduit : 3 flûte (aussi 1 piccolo), 2 hautbois, 1 cor anglais, 2 clarinettes, 1 clarinette en mib, 1 clarinette basse, 3 bassons (aussi 1 contrebasson), 4 cors, 3 trompettes, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timbales, 4 percussionnistes, 1 harpe, 1 célesta, 16 violons 1, 16 violons 2, 12 altos, 10 violoncelles, 8 contrebasses.

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