Alban Berg
09.02.1885—24.12.1935

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Lulu-Suite
06.03.2012, Berlin (D)
Lulu-Suite
07.03.2012, Berlin (D)

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Alban Berg
Lulu-Suite | for coloratura soprano and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1934
Subtitle: Symphonische Stücke aus der Oper "Lulu"
Scored for: for coloratura soprano and orchestra
Composer: Alban Berg
Text Source: Tragödien "Erdgeist" und "Die Büchse der Pandora" von Frank Wedekind
Librettist: Alban Berg
Soloinstruments/Soloists: coloratura soprano
Instrumentation: 3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc, vib ad lib., hp, pno, alto sax, xtr
Instrumentation details: 1st flute (+picc); 2nd flute; 3rd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+c.a); alto saxophone in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb (+cl(Eb)); 3rd clarinet in Bb (+cl(Eb)); bass clarinet; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon (+3rd bsn); 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in F; 2nd trumpet in F; 3rd trumpet in F; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; contrabass tuba; timpani; percussion; vibraphone; piano; harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Table of Contents: Rondo; Ostinato; Lied der Lulu; Variationen; Adagio
Duration (min): 35
Dedication: Arnold Schönberg zum 60. Geburtstag
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