general information

composition date
1957
duration
50 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Dedicatee
'To my nephew and nieces, Sebastian, Sally and Roguey Welford, and my young friend Roger Duncan'
Opus
59
Libretto (details, author)

d’après ‘English Miracle Plays, Moralities and Interludes’

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo contralto, solo bass-baritone, narrator, 6 soprano children voices

timpani, soprano recorder, piano [4 mains], organ, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass, recorder [orchestre des enfants, nombre non précisé], flugerlhorn [orchestre des enfants, nombre non précisé], handbell [orchestre des enfants, nombre non précisé], percussionist [orchestre des enfants, nombre non précisé]

information about the creation

date
June 18, 1958

Aldeburgh Festival, Orford Church

interpreters

Aldeburgh Festival, direction : Charles Mackerras, production : Colin Graham.

observations

Enregistrement :
Owen Brannigan, Sheila Rex, David Pinto, Darien Angadi, Stephen Alexander, Trevor Anthony, Caroline Clack, Marie-Thérèse Pinto, Eileen O'Donovan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Norman Del Mar, Cd Decca 436 3972.


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