general information

composition date
1998
duration
16 min
editor
Ricordi
Libretto (details, author)

Hoffmann, Tate, Holländer et Arlen

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and ensemble of up to 9 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo countertenor

bass clarinet, trumpet (also piccolo trumpet), drum kit, electric guitar [avec effets multiples], cello [renfort], double bass [renfort], 2 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers [et sampler]

information about the creation

date
August 10, 1998

Salzbourg, Salzburger Festspiele.

Part titles

  1. So simple (sur Simple Man de Kristian Hoffmann), 3'30'' ;
  2. Remember (sur l’air de la mort (Death), extrait de Dido und Aeneas de Purcell — Tate), 5'13'' ;
  3. Can't help it (sur Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß... — Falling in Love again de Friedrich Holländer), 3'40'' ;
  4. The witch (sur Ding Dong extrait de The wizard of Oz de Harold Arlen), 3'30''.

 

recordings

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complete.mp3

Composed by Olga Neuwirth , concert on June 4, 2005

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