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The Last Words of Louis Riel

Composer
Polgár Tibor
Original / Hungarian title
The Last Words of Louis Riel
Foreign language / English title
The Last Words of Louis Riel
Subtitle
For two voices, mixed choir and orchestra
Year of composition
1967
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
Ca., Bar. soli - mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (4 esec.) - arpa, pf. (or cel.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
17 min
Text
COLOMBO, John Robert
Language
English
Publisher / Source
Unpublished, printed by Canadian Music Centre
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Remarks, other info
Text is an adaptation by John Robert Colombo of Louis Riel´s last speech