Cristóbal Halffter
Elegías a la muerte de tres poetas españoles
Short instrumentation: 3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1 - perc(4), hp, e.org, str(16 14 12 10 8)
Duration: 30'
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute
3rd flute
1st oboe
2nd oboe
3rd oboe
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb
3rd clarinet in Bb
4th clarinet in Bb (+bass cl(Bb))
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
3rd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th 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
harp
electric organ
violin I (16)
violin II (14)
viola (12)
violoncello (10)
double bass (8)
Halffter - Elegías a la muerte de tres poetas españoles for orchestra
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Work introduction
Elegías a la muerte de tres poetas españoles (Elegies on the death of three Spanish poets) was composed in summer 1975. Here, Halffter pays tribute to poets Antonio Machado, Miguel Hernandez and Federico Garcia Lorca, all of whom were victims of fascism and displacement. The composer’s hope that such events will never happen again are conveyed impressively through this music. This moving confessional work is now also available in a reduced version.