Luciano Berio
24.10.1925—27.05.2003

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Luciano Berio
Agnus | for 2 sopranos, 3 clarinets (and electric organ)

Work Details
Year of composition: 1971
Scored for: for 2 sopranos, 3 clarinets (and electric organ)
Composer: Luciano Berio
Original Language: Lateinisch
Soloinstruments/Soloists: soprano
Instrumentation details: clarinet(3); (+ electric organ)
Commissioned by: Commissioned by Ball State University
Duration (min): 6
Dedication: a Flora e Giorgio Bloch, affettuosamente
Licensing: Licensing Request
World Première
Location: Ball State University Indiana / USA
Date: 1971
Main Soloists: Scheurer und Olga Sambuco
Work Introduction

Written in 1971 and scored for two female voices and three clarinets, Agnus is a chamber version of an episode from Opera (1969-1970) representing the slaughter of a group of children: Agnus evokes the mothers weeping for their children, but has no definite liturgical meaning, even if the [...]

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