Alban Berg
09.02.1885—24.12.1935

Future Performances

Wozzeck
24.05.2012, Salzburg (A)
Wozzeck
01.06.2012, Salzburg (A)
Wozzeck
27.01.2013, Avignon (F)
Wozzeck
29.01.2013, Avignon (F)
Wozzeck
08.02.2013, Reims (F)

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Alban Berg
Wozzeck | op. 7 | Reduzierte Fassung (21 Instrumente) (Rea)

Work Details
Opus: op. 7
Year of composition: 1914-1921
Year of arrangement: 1995
Subtitle: Oper in 3 Akten (15 Szenen)
Version: Reduzierte Fassung (21 Instrumente) (Rea)
Composer: Alban Berg
Arranger: John Rea
Text Source: "Woyzeck" Drama von Georg Büchner
Text Author: Georg Büchner
Librettist: Alban Berg
Original Language: Deutsch
Parts: Wozzeck, Bariton
Tambourmajor, Tenor
Andres, Tenor
Hauptmann, Tenorbuffo
Doktor, Bass
1. Handwerksbursch, tiefer Bass und Sprechstimme 2. Handwerksbursch, hoher Bariton
Der Narr, hoher Tenor
Marie, Sopran
Margret, Alt
Mariens Knabe, Singstimme
Soldat, Tenor
Choir: Soldaten und Burschen, Tenor 1/2, Bariton 1/2, Bass 1/2
Mägde und Dirnen, Sopran 1/2, Alt 1/2
Kinder, Kinder
Instrumentation: 1 2 3 2 - 2 1 1 0 - perc(2), hp, pno, str
Instrumentation details: flute (+picc.; Afl.(G)); 1. oboe; 2. oboe (+c.a.); 1. clarinet in B (+cl.(Eb)); 2. clarinet in B (+cl.(A); cl.(Eb)); bass clarinet in A (+3.cl.(Bb)); bassoon; contrabassoon; 1. horn in F; 2. horn in F; trumpet in C; bass trombone; 1. perc; 2. perc; harp (+tr.; Hcymb.); pno (+cel.;synth.;tr.); violinI(+Fidel); violinII; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Scenery: 10
Commissioned by: Auftrag von Lorraine Vaillancourt, künstlerischer Leiter des Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (NEM)
Duration (min): 90
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