Five Scenes from the Snow Country (1978)

for marimba

by Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)

general information

composition date
1978
duration
15min
publisher
Schott , BAT 39

type

Solo (excluding voice) (Keyboard percussion instruments)

detailed formation

marimba

information about the creation

date
October 12, 1982
location

Stuttgart, Süddeutscher Rundfunk "Atelier Hans Werner Henze"

interpreters

Peter Sadlo.

Part titles

  • I. Misteriously, tempo of a funeral march
  • II. Very fast
  • III. Very slowly, extremely quiet, whispering
  • IV. Allegretto (with grace, no rush)
  • V. Andante cantabile

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