Year

1972-1975


Duration

45'


Instrumentation

six solo voices (S, MS, A, T, Bar, B) with amplification - solo flute (=piccolo, alto flute, bass flute), solo oboe (=oboe d'amore, cor anglais), solo clarinet (=E-clarinet, bass clarinet) with amplification - horn (3), trumpet (3), trombone (3), tenor tuba, bass tuba, percussion (3), piano 4 hands (I=amplified harpsichord, II=celesta), harp (2), cimbalom, electric guitar (=amplified acoustic guitar), violin (3), viola (3), violoncello (4), double bass (4)


Genre

Ensemble


Commission

French Ministry of Culture


Premiere

Royan, France, Royan Festival, 23 March 1975: vocal soloists / London Sinfonietta, Brian Ferneyhough (cond.)


Publisher

Edition Peters


Source

Edition Peters website;