general information

composition date
1971
duration
11 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Dedicatee
'To James, Peter and John'
Libretto (details, author)

T. S. Eliot

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and piano)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo countertenor, solo tenor, solo baritone

piano

information about the creation

date
June 26, 1971

Aldeburgh Festival, The Maltings, Snape

interpreters

James Bowman, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk.

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