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"Es freut´ noch sank sich starb und und"

Composer
Zelenka István
Original / Hungarian title
"Es freut´ noch sank sich starb und und"
Foreign language / English title
"Es freut´ noch sank sich starb und und"
Subtitle
For 5 pianist, a speaker and a silent female performer with viola
Dedication
for the 250th birthday of Mozart and his lied "Das Veilchen"
Year of composition
2004
Type
Other
Number of players
7
Instrumentation
5 pf., speaker, vla. (silent female perfomer)
Duration
30 min
Text
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang
Language
German
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
Text by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

This composition was created for the 250th birthday of Mozart and his lied "Das Veilchen", based on a poem by Goethe. Within the 30 minute duration of this piece the 5 pianists play separate fragments, the speaker recites 15 separate fragments and the silent actress performs 10 non-instrumental actions with a viola.