general information

composition date

1996

duration

1h 30 min

editor

Lemoine

Commission

Ville de Massy, fondation Beaumarchais, avec le soutien Pro Lyrica et du Fonds de création Lyrique.

Libretto (details, author)

Frédéric Tristan d'après des nouvelles de Gogol

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 solo countertenors, 2 solo baritones, 2 solo bass-baritones, solo mezzo-soprano, 17 unspecified male voices

3 flutes, 3 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon, baritone saxophone, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, bass trumpet, trombone, 2 tubas, 3 percussionists, accordion, 2 pianos [dont 1 droit], 6 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers, 16 violins, 10 cellos, 2 five-strings double basses, 6 double basses

information about the creation

Information on the electronics

Studio information

Ircam

RIM (réalisateur(s) en informatique musicale)

Tom Mays

Electronic device

sons fixés sur support

recordings

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