Edgard Varèse (1883-1965)
Amériques (1925 -1927)
for large orchestra, with 20 percussion instruments and a siren
- General information
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Composition date:
1925 - 1927
Revision dates: 1973
- Duration: 23 mn
- Publisher: Ricordi, révision et édition par Chou Wen-chung en 1973, nº 135309
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Composition date:
1925 - 1927
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [Triple wind orchestra (or larger)]
Detailed formation
- 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 1 alto flute, 3 oboes, 1 English horn, 1 heckelphone, 1 E-flat clarinet, 3 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 2 contrabassoons, 8 horns, 6 trumpets [en ut] , 3 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 contrabass trombone, 1 tuba, 1 contrabass tuba, 1 timpani, 9 percussionists, 2 harp, strings
Premiere information
Observations
Voir les pages concernant l'œuvre sur le site de Chou Wen-chung : http://www.chouwenchung.org/works/varese_1929_ameriques.php (lien vérifié en février 2009).
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