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Die Stimmen / Voices

Composer
Doráti Antal
Original / Hungarian title
Die Stimmen / A hangok
Foreign language / English title
Die Stimmen / Voices
Subtitle
Song-cycle for bass voice and orchestra
Dedication
to Peter Lagger
Year of composition
1977
Type
Solo voice(s) with orchestra
Instrumentation
B. - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl. (II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (4 esec. - gong, bell, marimba, xil. tom-tom, ptti., ptto.sosp., trg., guiro, maracas, wood bl., gr.c., tmb.picc.c.c., tmb.mlt.) - arpa, cel., pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
45 min
Movements, parts
1. Prolog (Titelblatt)
2. Das Lied des Bettlers
3. Das Lied des Blinden
4. Das Lied des Trinkers
5. Das Lied des Selbstmörders
6. Das Lied der Witwe
7. Das Lied des Idioten
8. Das Lied der Waise
9. Das Lied des Zwerges
10. Das Lied des Aussätzigen
11. Envoi
Text
RILKE, Rainer Maria
Language
German
Premiere information
1977, Stockholm, Sweden; Peter Lagger (B.), Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Doráti (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Musikverlag Müller & Schade (Material for hire)
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Remarks, other info
Based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke