general information

composition date
1954
revisition date
1959
duration
17 min
editor
Verlag Neue Musik, Berlin

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
narrator

flute, clarinet, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussionist (also timpani), strings

Part titles

  • Agitato
  • Langsam
  • Schnee. Andante
  • Melodram. Andante ("Ihm trübt Verbitterung den Blick fürs Ganze")
  • Zwischenspiel. Etwas heftig
  • Melodram. Andante ("Sie meinen, wenn sie zur Fahne")
  • Schlussmusik. (Der Schrecken des Krieges). Con moto.
  • Schluss. Melodram. Andante ("Das war die Division")

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