Cristóbal Halffter
Elegías a la muerte de tres poetas españoles
Short instrumentation: 4 4 4 4 - 6 4 4 1 - perc(5), hp(2), e.org, str
Duration: 30'
Dedication: escrita por encargo de la Südwestfunk de Baden-Baden
Instrumentation details:
1. flute
2. flute
3. flute (+picc.)
4. flute (+picc.)
1. oboe
2. oboe
3. oboe
4. oboe
1. clarinet in B
2. clarinet in B
3. clarinet in Eb
bass clarinet
1. bassoon
2. bassoon
3. bassoon
4. bassoon
1. horn in F
2. horn in F
3. horn in F
4. horn in F
5. horn in F
6. horn in F
1. trumpet in C
2. trumpet in C
3. trumpet in C
4. trumpet in C
1. trombone
2. trombone
3. trombone
4. trombone
tuba
1. perc
2. perc
3. perc
4. perc
5. perc
1. harp
2. harp
electro-organ
violin I (16)
violin II (14)
viola (12)
violoncello (10)
contrabass (8)
Halffter - Elegías a la muerte de tres poetas españoles for orchestra
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Cristóbal Halffter
Halffter: Elegias a la muerte de tres poetas españoles for orchestraOrchestration: for orchestra
Type: Partitur
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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.