Aria

Version 1

Hans Abrahamsen

Year

1979


Duration

7'


Instrumentation

soprano - flute, alto saxophone, percussion, guitar


Genre

Chamber Music


Text/Libretto

Inger Christensen (in Danish)


Commission

Jeremy Parsons


Premiere

Stockholm, Kulturhuset, 23 October 1979: Dorothy Dorow, soprano / Mikael Helasvuo, flute / Pekka Savijoki, alto saxophone / Jukka Savijoki, guitar / Pauli Hamalainen, percussion / Hans Abrahamsen (cond.)


Publisher

Edition Wilhelm Hansen


Comment

Version 2 is for soprano, flute, harp, percussion, and violoncello.


Source

Secretariat for Contemporary Music website;