| Year of composition: |
1990-1991/1994 |
| Subtitle: |
Opera in 2 acts |
| Version: |
2nd version |
| Composer: |
Sir Harrison Birtwistle |
| Text Source: |
"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" |
| Librettist: |
David Harsent |
| Original Language: |
Englisch |
| Parts: |
Morgan le Fay, soprano
Lady de Hautdesert, mezzo-soprano
Arthur, tenor
Guinevere, mezzo-soprano
Der Narr, baritone
Agravain, baritone
Ywain, tenor
Gawain, baritone
Baldwin, tenor
Der Grüne Ritter / Bertilak, baritone |
| Choir: |
SATB |
| Instrumentation: |
3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 3 - timp, perc, hp, cimb, str(24 0 9 9 9) |
| Instrumentation details: |
3 fl (2., 3. + picc), 3 ob (3. + c.a), 3 cl(Bb) (1., 2. + cl(A) and cl(Eb), 3. + cl(A) and cb.cl(Bb)), 3 bs (+ Stemplefl, 3. + cbsn), 4 hr (maybe 5. and 6. behind the scene), 3 tpt (1. + cornet(Eb) and kltpt, 2. + cornet(Bb), 3. + flghr), 3 tbn (3. + cbass tuba), 3 tuba (1. + Euph), timp, perc (also mar, glock, vib and other instr.), hp, cimb, str(24 0 9 9 9) |
| Duration (min): |
150 |
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| Hire information: |
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| Licensing: |
Licensing Request |
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