Mauricio Kagel
Variationen ohne Fuge
Short instrumentation: 3 3 4 3 - 4 3 4 1 - timp, perc, hp(2), cel, pno/hpsd, vln(24), vla(10), vc(10), cb(8), Ripieni A: vln, vla, vc, cb or Ripieni B: fl, ob, cl, bsn, tpt, vln, vla, vc, cb
Duration: 25'
Dedication: der Auferstehung Brahms' zur 140. Wiederkehr in seiner Geburtsstadt Hamburg
Roles:
ad lib.: 2 Darsteller (1. Sprechrolle: "Brahms"
2. stumme Rolle: "Händel") in Kostüm u. Maske der ergrauten Komponisten.
Instrumentation details:
piccolo
1st flute (+picc)
2nd flute
1st oboe
2nd oboe
cor anglais
clarinet in Eb
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb
bass clarinet in Bb
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
contrabassoon
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
4th trombone
tuba
3 timpani with pedals
percussion (glockenspiel, bass drum)
1st harp
2nd harp
celesta
piano / harpsichoird
1–4th violin
5–8th violin
9–12th violin
13–16th violin
17–20th violin
21–24th violin
1–2nd viola
3–4th viola
5–6th viola
7–8th viola
9–10th viola
1–2nd violoncello
3–4th violoncello
5–6th violoncello
7–8th violoncello
9–10th violoncello
1–2nd contrabass
3–4th contrabass
5–6th contrabass
7–8th contrabass (at least two of them 5-stringed)
Ripieni A: violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass or Ripieni B: flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, bassoon, trumpet in C, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass