Morton Feldman
12.01.1926—03.09.1987

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Morton Feldman
Neither | Opera in 1 act

Work Details
Year of composition: 1977
Subtitle: Opera in 1 act
Composer: Morton Feldman
Edited by: Emilio Pomàrico
Librettist: Samuel Beckett
Original Language: Englisch
Parts: soprano
Instrumentation: 3 3 3 4 - 3 3 3 1 - perc(4), hp(2), pno, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute (+picc); 3rd flute (+alto fl); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+c.a); 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb (+bass cl(Bb)); 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd 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; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; 4th percussion; 1st harp; 2nd harp; piano (+cel); violin I (9); violin II (8); viola (7); violoncello (6); contrabass (5)
Commissioned by: Rome Opera
Duration (min): 55
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World Première
Location: Teatro dell'Opera Roma / Italy
Date: 13.05.1977
Conductor: Marcello Panni
Main Soloists: Martha Hanneman (sop)
Work Introduction

Notes of an interpreter:

When we use analytical methods to investigate the origins of that inexpressible sense of ‘suspended time’ which the music of Morton Feldman often gives us, we soon realise that the compositional techniques responsible for the music’s fascination are combination [...]

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