| Year of composition: |
1975-1976 |
| Scored for: |
for 40 voices and instruments |
| Composer: |
Luciano Berio |
| Text Source: |
lyrics from different cultures; poems from ‘Residencia en la tierra’ by Pablo Neruda |
| Choir: |
10S, 10A, 10T, 10B |
| Instrumentation: |
4 2 4 3 - 3 4 3 1 - perc(2), pno, e.org, alto sax, t.sax, vln(3), vla(4), vc(4), cb(3) |
| Instrumentation details: |
1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute; 4th flute; oboe; cor anglais; clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; alto saxophone in Eb; tenor saxophone in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 4th trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; bass tuba (+t.tuba(Bb)); 1th percussion; 2nd percussion; piano; electric organ; 1st violin; 2nd violin; 3rd violin; 1st viola; 2nd viola; 3rd viola; 4th viola; 1st violoncello; 2nd violoncello; 3rd violoncello; 4th violoncello; 1st contrabass; 2nd contrabass; 3rd contrabass |
| Commissioned by: |
Commisisione della Westdeutscher Rundfunk di Cologna
Prima esecuzione assoluta a Donaueschingen nel 1976 |
| Duration (min): |
60 |
| Dedication: |
to Talia |
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| Licensing: |
Licensing Request |
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