Arnold Schönberg
Die glückliche Hand
Short instrumentation: 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 0 - perc, hp, cel, pno, vln, vla, vc, cb
Duration: 20'
Libretto von: Arnold Schönberg
Bearbeitet von: Eberhard Kloke
Choir: SATB
Roles:
Ein Mann: Bariton
3 Sprecherinnen/Sängerinnen
3 Sprecher/Sänger
Eine Weib
Ein Herr: 2 stumme Rollen
Instrumentation details:
flute (+picc)
oboe (+c.a)
clarinet in Bb (+cl(A), cl(Eb), cl(D))
bass clarinet in Bb (+cl(Bb), cl(A))
bassoon (+cbsn)
horn in F
trumpet in Bb
trombone
percussion
harp
piano
celesta (+pno)
violin
viola
violoncello
double bass
Die glückliche Hand
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Arnold Schönberg
Die glückliche HandOrchestration: for baritone and chamber ensemble
Type: Studienpartitur (Sonderanfertigung)
Language: Deutsch
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Work introduction
The idea of the transcription is to radically slim down the orchestral movement in order to structurally emphasize the tonal events and to contrast the synaesthetic music theater approach (light, color, movement, moving images, language, song) with a more condensed, pared-down sound image.
The tonal basis of the transcription is formed by the two pianos with celesta, harp and xylophone. The wind instruments, on the other hand, are mostly used in a soloistic manner. The strings, which are used rather sparsely, function as selective sound coloration. (Eberhard Kloke)