John Zorn (1953)

La Machine de l'etre (2000)

for soprano and ensemble

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2000
    • Duration: 12 mn
    • Publisher: Hips Road Edition
Detailed formation
  • soloist: soprano
  • 3 flutes (also 2 contrabass flutes), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also 2 contrabass clarinets), 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, piano (also celesta, harpsichord), harp, 12 violins, 10 second violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses

Premiere information

Observations

Présentation de l’éditeur : A colorful 12 minute monodrama inspired by the late drawings of Antonin Artaud that can be dramatically staged or presented on the concert stage.