general information

composition date
1965
duration
25 min
Libretto (details, author)

Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Mardi, extraits.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Mixed choir and orchestra)

detailed formation

piccolo (also 2 flutes), 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, clarinet (also Eb clarinet), 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussionist, 2 pianos, strings


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