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Allelujah I

Submitted by tpberio on Sat, 06/02/2010 - 14:18
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Allelujah I
for orchestra
Year of composition: 
1955-56
Year composition ended: 
1956
Scored for: 
orchestra
Dedication: 

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Duration: 
9' 30''
Annotations: 

Location of the orchestra*

6 areas:
I: cl basso, 2 cl, 2 ob, 4 fl, 8 vc;
II: ctr.bsn, 2 bsn, 2 sax, cl picc, 6 cb;
III: 2 hp, pno, glock, cel, xyloph, marimbaph, vibraph;
IV: 4 hrn A, drums-bells, 5 trp;
V: timp, 3 trb and tuba, 4 hrn B;
VI: 10 vln, 10 vla.

*The six "areas" of the orchestra should be located with the maximum possible distance between them.

First performance: 
29/04/1957, Cologne. Dir: Michael Gielen
Publisher: 
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
Edition number: 
5373

Accordo

Submitted by lsantacesaria on Sat, 06/02/2010 - 14:00
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Accordo
Year of composition: 
1980 - 1981
Year composition ended: 
1981
Scored for: 
4 wind bands
Duration: 
30'
Annotations: 

Basic instrumentation of each band: 2 1 3 0 – 2 2 3 3 – 2 perc – sop.sax, alto sax, t.sax or bass cl, 6 flhn. This instrumentation has to be multiplied ad lib., possibly with at least 400 players.

First performance: 
1980, Assisi
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
17712
Program notes: 

Author's note: Italian

Cinque Variazioni

Submitted by lsantacesaria on Fri, 05/02/2010 - 22:45
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Cinque Variazioni
Year of composition: 
1952 - 1953
Year composition ended: 
1953
Scored for: 
piano
Duration: 
7'
First performance: 
1953, Milan
Publisher: 
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
Edition number: 
5119

Requies

Submitted by lsantacesaria on Tue, 24/11/2009 - 22:08
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Requies
(in memoriam Cathy Berberian)
Year of composition: 
1983 - 1985
Year composition ended: 
1985
Scored for: 
chamber orchestra
Duration: 
17'
Annotations: 

Instrumentation: 2 2 3 2 - 2 2 1 0 - mar, hp, cel, str(8 8 4(6) 4(5) 3)
Instrumentation details: flute; piccolo; flute; oboe; cor anglais; clarinet in Eb; clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; trombone; marimba; celesta; harp; violin I (8); violin II (8); viola (4(6)); violoncello (4(5)); contrabass (3)

First performance: 
Première: 26/03/1984, Lausanne. Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Armin Jordan. Première revised version: 13/08/1985, Aspen. Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, Luciano Berio
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
19149
Program notes: 

Author's note: Italian

Author's note: English