Wolfgang Rihm
De profundis
Short instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 1 - perc(2), str(12 10 8 6 4)
Duration: 15'
Klavierauszug von: Paul Roberts
Choir: SATB
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute (+alto fl)
1st oboe
2nd oboe (+c.a)
1st clarinet in A
2nd clarinet in A (+bass cl)
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon (+cbsn)
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
1st trumpet in C
2nd trumpet in C
1st trombone
2nd trombone
bass tuba
1st percussion
2nd percussion
violin I(12)
violin II(10)
viola(8)
violoncello(6)
double bass(4)
Rihm - De profundis for choir and orchestra
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Wolfgang Rihm
Rihm: De profundis - StudienpartiturOrchestration: für Chor und Orchester
Type: Studienpartitur (Sonderanfertigung)
Language: Lateinisch
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Work introduction
The first two words of Psalm 130 (“Out of the depths I cry unto thee, Lord”) are the title of Rihm’s new work for chorus and orchestra. As in Deus passus, Rihm talks again here about finalities with a deceptively simplified musical language; waiving technical difficulties does not at all preclude profound utterance – as so often, the apparent simplicity is actually the difficulty.