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Mysteries of the Macabre

Drei Arien aus der Oper "Le Grand Macabre"
für Koloratursopran oder Solo-Trompete in C und Kammerorchester eingerichtet von Elgar Howarth (1991)
Koloratursoprano or solo-trumpet and chamber orchestra
Edition: Performance material, Version for chamber orchestra
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I composed my opera Le Grand Macabre from 1974 to 1997. The Mysteries of the Macabre are arrangements of three coloratura arias of the chief of the “Secret Political Police” which have been arranged (beautifully!) for chamber ensemble by Elgar Howarth. My friend Howarth had conducted the world premiere of the opera in Stockholm in 1978 and some of the further productions. The half-nonsense text is an immediate – however more accurate – continuation of the idea of my works Aventures and Nouvelles Aventures, but there is no chromatics in the music any more.

Orchestral Cast

1 (auch Picc.) · 1 · 1 (auch Bassklar.) · 1 (auch Kfg.) - 1 · 1 · 1 (ad lib. auch Kb.-Pos.) · 0 - P. S. (Glsp. · Crot. · Xyl. · hg. Beck. · Beckenpaar · Tamt. · Tomt. · Tamb. · 4 Bong. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr. · 4 Tempelbl. · Kast. · Mar. · Guiro · Lotosfl. · 1 Blatt festes Packpapier · Signalpf. · Trillerpf. · Woodbl.) (2 Spieler) - Mand. · Klav. (auch Cel.) - Str. (1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1)

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Title:
Mysteries of the Macabre
Drei Arien aus der Oper "Le Grand Macabre"
für Koloratursopran oder Solo-Trompete in C und Kammerorchester eingerichtet von Elgar Howarth (1991)
Language:
German, English
Edition:
Performance material, Version for chamber orchestra
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1974 - 1977
Duration:
9 ′
World Premiere:
March 16, 1992 · Aarhus (DK)
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet · Conductor: Elgar Howarth · Aarhus Sinfonietta
(world première of the version for trumpet and chamber orchestra, arranged by Elgar Howarth)

March 11, 1993 · Boston, MA (USA)
New England Conservatory
Lisa Saffer, soprano · Conductor: John Heiss · New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble
(world première of the version for coloratura soprano and chamber orchestra, arranged by Elgar Howarth)
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Hire/performance material
Product number:
LS 2771-02

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