Sir Harrison Birtwistle
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Sir Harrison Birtwistle
The Fields of Sorrow | for 2 sopranos, 8-part choir and instruments

Work Details
Year of composition: 1971/1972
Scored for: for 2 sopranos, 8-part choir and instruments
Composer: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Original Language: Lateinisch
Translator: Helen Waddell
Choir: SATB
Soloinstruments/Soloists: soprano
Instrumentation: fl(3), c.a(3), bass cl(3), bsn(3), hn, vib, pno(2)
Commissioned by: Commissioned by Dartington Summer School of Music
Duration (min): 9
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World Première
Location: Dartington Hall Dartington / Great Britain
Date: 07.08.1971
Orchestra: Student ensemble
Conductor: Harrison Birtwistle
Main Soloists: students at Dartington Summer School

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