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Schiller: energische Schönheit

Composer
Eötvös Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Schiller: energische Schönheit
Foreign language / English title
Schiller: energische Schönheit
Subtitle
For 8 voices, 8 wind instruments, 2 percussionists and accordeon
Dedication
to Harry Vogt
Year of composition
2010
Type
Choir and chamber ensemble
Number of players
19
Instrumentation
2 S., Ms., A., 2 T., Bar., B. - fl. (anche picc., fl.a., fl.b.), ob. (anche c.ing.), cl. (anche cl.b., cl.cb.), fg. (anche cfg.) - cor., 2 tr. (I, II anche flic.), trb. (tr.b.) - perc. (2 esec. - campli., crot., xil., bass steel drum, camp.lst., 2 gong, 3 ptto.sosp., ptto. china, tmb. di legno, 2 tmb. di legno Afr., guiro, metal guiro, 4 metal tubes, stone chisel hammer, metronome, susp. wooden board, caxixi) - acc. [acc., chisel and metronome amplified]
Duration
17 min
Movements, parts
1. 1. Teil (16. Brief)
2. 2. Teil (9. Brief)
3. 3. Teil (3. Brief)
Text
SCHILLER, Friedrich
Language
German
Commissioned by
WDR Cologne, Aldeburgh Festival, Strasbourg Musica Festival, Jacarandamusic Los Angeles
Premiere information
6 May 2011, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 2011, Festsaal, Witten, Germany; Soloists of Ensemble Modern, Vocal Soloists of Klangforum Heidelberg (choir director: Walter Nußbaum)
Publisher / Source
Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz © 2012, 54296 (Performance material on hire)
Available here!
Recordings
Excerpt available at www.eotvospeter.com
Remarks, other info
Text from "Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man" by Friedrich Schiller (Letters 16, 9 and 3)